Colorado Part 1

We made it to CO! So far we've had some beer, taken a few walks around town, taken a little hike to see chipmunks and walked along the lake.

The view from our place is pretty special. You can actually see Tenmile Peak (Breckenridge) when you walk through the front door. You can also see Swan Mountain and Buffalo Mountain from our deck, but my directions are messed up so I can't tell you which is which.

We really have to time our outdoor mountain activities for the mornings. Pop up storms have been an occurrence everyday so far and looks like that is the plan for the rest of the week too. Very pretty though. We saw a rainbow around the kid's bedtime last night and then soon after the sky got red. Can you find the rainbow? It's not a double.

We went to see the chipmunks today at Sapphire Point. There were some kids there with bags of sunflower seeds, so they weren't really interested in us. Some of those chipmunks are sure fat.

Griffin had his inaugural hike in the Kelty backpack. He liked hiding under his hat and just relaxing. He's ok. He's not smooshed. He loved watching the chipmunks too. Griffin will be the one who saves us from a wild animal attack because he is always on alert for any sort of wildlife. Anytime he sees an animal (bird, chipmunk, dog, etc.) he does this blowing thing with is mouth and goes "mmmppphhfff". Save us from the bears, Griffin!

And Avery was excited to take a break and have her sandwich. Obviously.

Later, her and I went down to Dillon Lake and threw rocks. She insisted that we take our shoes and socks off and put our feet in. So, we did. My feet felt seriously frozen after a few minutes. It was kind of refreshing though. She looks goofy because the water's so cold. Or maybe not.

P.S. there are a lot of dead pines in the area due to the Mountain Pine Beetle. Sapphire Point is currently being logged to get rid of the dead trees to prevent a forest fire. I overheard some lady say it was "disgusting". I'm not sure about that assessment. Chris thinks that once the dead trees are gone (due to logging or forest fires), more Aspen might emerge, which would be pretty.

That's all for now! More things planned!