10 Year Anniversary Trip: Ouray to Santa Fe

Our 10 Year Anniversary Trip to Ouray, CO and Santa Fe, NM was wonderful.  Grandy and Grandad watched the boys for more then a week while we went on a road trip.  We started out in Lake City, CO famous for Alphie Packer who is a famous Colorado Cannibal.  We tried to hike Handies Peak but the weather was so bad that we had to skip that hike.  Instead we put the 4 Runner to use and drove over what is usually beautiful scenery but was so socked in with fog and clouds we could not see much.  

We drove to 12, 640 feet

An old mining site

Arriving in Ouray, CO

Starting our hike up Mt. Sneffels

This was REALLY steep and we had to look up for rocks falling down from hikers above.

I love this picture!  Summit of Mt. Sneffels.  Elevation 14, 150  July 30, 2013

#1 my first fourteener

In a wildflower field on the way down.

We arrive in New Mexico

The first church in Santa Fe

The Miraculous Staircase in the Loretto Chapel

We ate at lots of yummy restaurants and had great margaritas.  

R.O.C.K. in the USA!!!

We had a great extended long weekend up in Vail and Glenwood Springs, Colorado for the 4th of July.  We arrived the evening of the 3rd and spend the 4th in Vail.  Vail always has a great parade.

Wes played in the new fountains after the parade and lunch.

We then drove about an hour to Glenwood Springs to play from Friday to Sunday.  Our first stop was a hike up Scouts Trail.  It was a beautiful view up top but would not hike it again because of the many mountain bikers on the trail.

Glenwood in the background.

After our hike we went to our bed and breakfast at 4 mile creek.   It was a beautiful spot in a valley by a creek.  This is the renovated barn below.  The entire property had old farm relics and it was fun exploring and explaining to the boys what they were used for.
                                       

Our 17 mile bike ride through Glenwood Canyon...

Hiking up Grizzly Creek