 Three generations Grandpa, Mom and Son |
 Our first site of mountains. And the first of many mountain photos. |
 Buffalo "herd" |
 And we're back to the mountains. |
 Clear Creek, Georgetown |
 Clear Creek, Georgetown, CO |
 Idaho Springs, CO Visitor Center & Museum |
 Idaho Springs, CO Visitor Center & Museum |
 I wonder if these are still good |
 Story board on the army stuff |
 Our favorite - rocks |
 1.5hr scenic Traffic Jam |
 Saxon Mountain |
 Saxon Mountain, CO |
 Loveland Pass, CO |
 More of Loveland Pass |
 Dad documenting the view |
 12,000 ft selfie! |
 Panoramic shot with the phone |
 Dad and I at the Loveland sign |
 Herd of mountain goats |
 Back to rock licking |
 Still there |
 This is how close we could get to them |
 Staring at oncoming traffic |
 Baaaaaa... |
 RUN AWAY! |
 Pffffffft!! |
 Aaaaand...we're leaving the goats, finally. |
 Hoosier Pass |
 Hoosier Pass plaque |
 View from Hoosier Pass |
 Sinclair Dino |
 Day two we went to Garden of the Gods |
 Holes in the rock for birds |
 The famous Kissing Camels |
 Kissing Camels |
 Kissing Camels |
 South Gateway Rock |
 White Rock |
 White Rock |
 North and South Gateway Rocks |
 North and South Gateway Rocks |
 North and South Gateway Rocks |
 North Gateway Rock |
 Close-up of one of the holes |
 Dedication plaque |
 Dad and the giant rock |
 White Rocks |
 Garden of the Gods |
 Garden of the Gods |
 Garden of the Gods |
 Susan G Breitag trail |
 Garden of the Gods |
 Garden of the Gods |
 Flora...well, dead flora, but pretty |
 Kissing Camels framed with trees |
 Garden of the Gods |
 Garden of the Gods |
 Sentinal Rock (Twin Spires) & back of Kissing Camels |
 Cathedral Spires |
 Dad and I on Cathedral Spires |
 Cathedral Spires |
 Garden of the Gods |
 View from High Point Overlook |
 High Point Overlook |
 Manitou Cliff Dwellings |
 Inside one of the dwellings |
 Manitou Cliff Dwellings |
 Manitou Cliff Dwellings |
 Manitou Cliff Dwellings |
 Manitou Cliff Dwellings |
 Manitou Cliff Dwellings |
 Window covering |
 Multi-family dwelling |
 Dwelling inspector |
 A prairie that has a petrified forest buried beneath it |
 This petrified stump is 15ft across! |
 Three stumps - rare site |
 Another HUGE stump |
 Florissant Fossil Beds National Park |
 A VERY young petrified tree (just started) |
 Dad and Kelley learning more about the stone trees |
 B.A. uhhh...cricket? |
 The highest Ace Hardware in the world! |
 Up on Cripple Creek... |
 Me in front of the Brass Ass Casino |
 Speaking of asses...they roam "wild" in the streets |
 J.P. McGills for a delicious lunch |
 Looking back down at Cripple Creek |
 Kelley and his friend Zach admiring Cripple Creek |
 Cheyenne Mountains |
 Cheyenne Mountains |
 Cheyenne Mountains |
 Went with Kelley to The Zodiac to see this young band |
 The Paper Jams premier |
 Zach and Kelley in front of the Lions Den dispensary |
 The gondolas at Royal Gorge Bridge & Park |
 The Royal Gorge from the gondola |
 Dad admiring The Royal Gorge |
 The Royal Gorge Bridge |
 The Royal Gorge |
 The ziplines at The Royal Gorge |
 The Royal Gorge, Canon City, CO |
 The Royal Gorge gondolas |
 The Royal Gorge |
 The Royal Gorge |
 The Royal Gorge, Canon City, CO |
 Dad and I waiting to the zipline! |
 The zipline at the Royal Gorge, Canon City, CO (not us) |
 This The Royal Gorge, Canon City, COis the aftermath of the fire damage from 2013 |
 The Royal Gorge Bridge, Canon City, CO |
 Me and Teddy Roosevelt (aka Dan Moon) |
 Dad on the Royal Gorge Bridge |
 On Wisconsin! |
 The Royal Gorge Bridge, Canon City, CO |
 The Royal Gorge Bridge, Canon City, CO |
 Dagnabit! Dad wanted to drop a 1,000 ft line. |
 Gondolas passing over the Royal Gorge |
 This is how high the zipline is! |
 Waiting for the train at the Pikes Peak Cogs Railroad |
 Me, Kelley and Dad all aboard! |
 Vistas from the railcar were beautiful. |
 Pikes Peak Cog Railroad, Manitou Springs, CO |
 Pikes Peak Cog Railroad, Manitou Springs, CO |
 Pikes Peak Cog Railroad, Manitou Springs, CO |
 The aspen trees were beautiful |
 One of the little waterfalls on the way up. |
 Dad enjoying the views |
 Although this is blurry, you can get the gist of the steep grade! |
 A big lake in the middle of the mountains. |
 Pikes Peak Cog Railroad, Manitou Springs, CO |
 Pikes Peak Cog Railroad, Manitou Springs, CO |
 Waiting for the other trains to pass us |
 Rail work on the sides of the tracks |
 Still waiting... |
 And old railstop from the 1800's |
 I hear the train a coming... |
 The view looking out of the front of the train. |
 Here comes the train (finally)! |
 They only go 8mph, so it takes awhile (as you can tell). |
 Woo woo! |
 Wave to all the people! |
 Now it's our turn to take that curve! |
 Pretty vista in black and white |
 Finally arriving at the top of Pikes Peak |
 The train stops at what seems like the end of the earth. |
 This is what the engineer sees when he stops our train. YIKES! |
 More vistas from the top |
 Pikes Peak Colorado |
 Pikes Peak Colorado |
 Pikes Peak Colorado |
 Pikes Peak Colorado |
 14,000ft altitude selfie! |
 Eating donuts at 14k ft. They're very fluffy from the altitude. |
 On the way down, another lake. |