Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Trip to Beaver
Last week I was able to make the beautiful trek out to Beaver, Utah to go spend a few days with my family. My brother's wife's mother's father (I just wanted to demonstrate the extents of my 'family') owns an old old house at the end of the tiny town's main street. The family gets together for about a week every year to hang out and do touch-ups on the house to keep it upright :)
I drove most of the day Wednesday, stopping to admire the outrageous beauty of Utah's ever changing rocky desert. Spent all day Thursday hanging out and doing small work projects with the fam, and spent another glorious day in the car Friday to get home with enough time to sleep before going to work at 7am the next morning. It was a packed trip, but I loved it. I love spending time with that part of my family who have become some of my very best friends. And if you have nev
er spent 9 hours driving through Utah, I highly recommend it...seriously.
er spent 9 hours driving through Utah, I highly recommend it...seriously. Leaving the Rockies to head into Utah...
"The Reef"
Ghost Rock Canyon overlook
View off the front porch of the house.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Glenwood Springs Trip
I have decided to blow the dust off ye olde blog. Apparently the rest of winter was very uneventful to me because I felt no need to put all my happenings out there. But now, spring has sprung and my life is full of wonderful tales again.
Most recently my friends Sara, Rachel and I took what I have deemed a "mini-break" into the mountains. All three of us just moved out to Colorado this year, so we are trying our best to take part in some of its wonders. We went to the west side of the Rockies to a little mountain town called Glenwood Springs. Glenwood Springs is built around naturally occurring hot springs, which for the most part have been channelled into very unnatural pools. We spent our afternoon at the hot springs surrounded by elderly couples. Apparently this is the romantic get away for the retired. But, we giggled our way through the pool in our bikinis anyway. It was raining that afternoon, but somehow that just made the hot springs a little more pleasant. We took a break from the "therapy pool" to go check into the hostel we were staying at, to walk around the sweet little town and get some food.
Our room at the Hostel was the size of a closet with two bunk beds in it and clean is not an adjective that could fit anywhere in a sentence about the place. We had to take turns using the floor space for standing, walking, getting dressed...but it did cost less than half as much as any hotel room in the place, so I am not going to complain. 
After dinner we went to the vapor caves, which are underground caves that the hot springs flow through, creating the most bazaar natural sauna. Let's not lie, we only lasted about ten minutes in there, but it was quite the experience. We finished our night with another round at the hot spring pools. The following day we hiked up to Hanging Lake. It is this crystal clear blue pool way up a creek canyon that waterfalls flow into. Above them is another massive waterfall with a huge cave behind it that you could walk into. I was able to get my first Colorado swim in FINALLY! After playing in the waterfall for a while we made our way back down the creek and back into Denver for an assortment of 4th of July celebrations. It was a successful weekend indeed.
Most recently my friends Sara, Rachel and I took what I have deemed a "mini-break" into the mountains. All three of us just moved out to Colorado this year, so we are trying our best to take part in some of its wonders. We went to the west side of the Rockies to a little mountain town called Glenwood Springs. Glenwood Springs is built around naturally occurring hot springs, which for the most part have been channelled into very unnatural pools. We spent our afternoon at the hot springs surrounded by elderly couples. Apparently this is the romantic get away for the retired. But, we giggled our way through the pool in our bikinis anyway. It was raining that afternoon, but somehow that just made the hot springs a little more pleasant. We took a break from the "therapy pool" to go check into the hostel we were staying at, to walk around the sweet little town and get some food. Our room at the Hostel was the size of a closet with two bunk beds in it and clean is not an adjective that could fit anywhere in a sentence about the place. We had to take turns using the floor space for standing, walking, getting dressed...but it did cost less than half as much as any hotel room in the place, so I am not going to complain. After dinner we went to the vapor caves, which are underground caves that the hot springs flow through, creating the most bazaar natural sauna. Let's not lie, we only lasted about ten minutes in there, but it was quite the experience. We finished our night with another round at the hot spring pools. The following day we hiked up to Hanging Lake. It is this crystal clear blue pool way up a creek canyon that waterfalls flow into. Above them is another massive waterfall with a huge cave behind it that you could walk into. I was able to get my first Colorado swim in FINALLY! After playing in the waterfall for a while we made our way back down the creek and back into Denver for an assortment of 4th of July celebrations. It was a successful weekend indeed.
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