Colorado

Mary and I went to Colorado for a long weekend to visit Jon, Meg, and Solomon. We left early Friday morning and flew to Denver. The highlight of the whole trip for Mary was definitely the airplane!

At Denver, we rented a car (upgraded to a small SUV because of snow in the mountains) and drove to Glenwood Springs. It was snowing off and on for most of the drive, but the worst part was the white-out conditions during a steep downhill stretch right at the continental divide. Everyone drove about 20 mph and made it safely down the mountain!

We arrived at Jon and Meg's in the early afternoon. Here's the view of Mt. Sopris from their neighborhood:

Of course, one of the main purposes of the trip was to see our new nephew and cousin, Solomon, now about 9 months old! He had fun watching Mary dance and be goofy. He's quite the charmer.

On Saturday we hiked up a nice trail near their house and saw more spectacular scenery. Here's Meg (Solomon asleep on her back) and Mary:

Jon and Mary (don't worry, we held tight to Mary the whole time!):

Monkey Mary:Sunday we took a gondola up another mountain and explored some caves at the top. Here's the Gardner family on the gondola:
Mary on the gondola:

Here's Mary sporting some Colts gear with Mt. Sopris in the background:
Here comes Solomon! What a cutie.

Monday morning Jon and Meg went to work, and Mary and I spent about an hour in the hot springs pool in Glenwood Springs... a new experience for us. We showered and hit the road back to Denver. The trip back to Denver was much easier than the ride coming in... Monday was about 60 degrees and sunny, no snow (except the beautiful snow-capped mountains!). The scenery was amazing (Mary slept through the best parts) and we made it back to Denver with time to spare before our plane trip back home.

Thanks, Jon, Meg, and Solomon for a great time in Colorado... we can't wait to come back!!