Second to last stop

The idea was to stay here two days and hike, but when Mike woke up with a wicked sore throat on Wednesday morning, we decided we better press on. It was so refreshing to be in the mountains after all that dessert. This is in Vail Village - you can get a surprisingly good rate in the off season. And, if you squint your eyes to blurr out the cranes from all the construction it looks a little like Zermatt - where we took our honeymoon.














We skiied these slopes just about three years ago. Olivia was with us, but we didn't know it.















Sorry about the window reflection and the road, but other than that don't you just want to dive into that water? I love my Smokey Mountain roots, but there is nothing like the Rockies. There is even a bit of snow on the higher peaks.














We had one last rendezvous with my parents in Idaho Springs, CO. This was a cute little one street town nestled into the mountain. Supposedly the first place gold was discovered, though I think I have heard that claim in other cities too. Olivia was thoroughly confused after this stop. She thought Mimi and Scrapaw were joining us at every meal stop.