Sunday, July 09, 2006
Looking back in time
This morning we had a little bit of sun, so Patty went for a short run (remember, it’s 9,500 feet here). I made French toast and then we went to the Visitor’s Center here at Mueller State Park. They recommended a hike (the Homestead loop) and we took about an hour and a half to do that. We got away without rain (just a few sprinkles) until we were done.
Then we drove into Woodland Park and ate at Joannie’s bakery and deli. It was excellent. While we were eating, the skies opened up and it just started to pour. I ran to get the motorhome and got soaked in the process. The streets were all rivers. We drove across the street to the Dinosaur museum. It was really neat. They have huge skeletons, and it’s clear that folks that have made it their life’s work to find dinosaur bones have setup the museum. We all enjoyed it.
After that we drove down to Colorado Springs to visit an old Ghost Town museum. It’s basically a big museum with rooms for different types of buildings (Saloon, Barber Shop, General Store, etc.). We spent about an hour and a half there, panned for some gold (Kate got a little) and then headed back up, stopping at a huge Safeway in Woodland Park on the way.
It basically rained from 12:30 to now, with a couple of short breaks. I think the weather’s supposed to get a little better tomorrow and then finally really improve on Tuesday. We’ve really had tough luck with the weather, but we’ve been lucky to get in some good activities during the breaks in the rain.
Tomorrow we have horseback riding in the morning and then we’re thinking of heading down to Colorado Springs to see the Olympic Training area.
Then we drove into Woodland Park and ate at Joannie’s bakery and deli. It was excellent. While we were eating, the skies opened up and it just started to pour. I ran to get the motorhome and got soaked in the process. The streets were all rivers. We drove across the street to the Dinosaur museum. It was really neat. They have huge skeletons, and it’s clear that folks that have made it their life’s work to find dinosaur bones have setup the museum. We all enjoyed it.
After that we drove down to Colorado Springs to visit an old Ghost Town museum. It’s basically a big museum with rooms for different types of buildings (Saloon, Barber Shop, General Store, etc.). We spent about an hour and a half there, panned for some gold (Kate got a little) and then headed back up, stopping at a huge Safeway in Woodland Park on the way.
It basically rained from 12:30 to now, with a couple of short breaks. I think the weather’s supposed to get a little better tomorrow and then finally really improve on Tuesday. We’ve really had tough luck with the weather, but we’ve been lucky to get in some good activities during the breaks in the rain.
Tomorrow we have horseback riding in the morning and then we’re thinking of heading down to Colorado Springs to see the Olympic Training area.
# posted by Craig @ 7:16 PM 
