Reliving My Summer in Colorado

As I sit by the river on my last day before we head back to Houston, I can’t help but relive my summer in Colorado.

We arrived in mid June and stayed for 3 weeks, went home for a week and a half mid July and went back late July for 5 weeks. There was plenty to do around the house so the first trip I spent a lot of time going through more stuff in the garage, hanging most all of the pictures, organizing and catching up with old friends. The second trip up we had both daughters visit at different times with a few of the grandkids. They are all now out of high school and so fun to hang out with.

Over the next few weeks I will be sharing some of the fun things we did.

Booked 2 nights at the Madeline Hotel in Telluride for the 4th of July and we went to some friends home for some great BBQ
Went to visit South River Farms where they grow vegetables by the aquaponic method. Fascinating!!
Did a raft trip down the Uncompahgre River with Rig’s Adventure CO.where we cruised by our house. Norman came out and took pictures of us as we went by. Afterwards we enjoyed a great lunch at the ever popular food truck in Ridgeway, CO. It is only 20 minutes from our house.
Drove about 40 minutes to Ouray, Colorado and did a little hike up to Box Canyon Falls. So beautiful! We ate a delicious lunch at a cute little deli in town after the hike.
I volunteered at the Green Cupboard, a non-profit accessories boutique that benefits the Sharing Ministries local food bank.
Took a 2 day trip to Lake City, CO where we went on a mountain excursion in all terrain vehicles. We went to Carson City, CO. It is an abandoned mining town from many many years ago. We also went part way up Engineer Pass until we got wet and cold from the rain.
Spent the night in a little cabin in Lake City and we ate good comfort food at Southern Vittles.
Did a 2 day fly fishing trip down the Gunnison River with our long time fishing guide Jason Yaegar with Gunnison River Expeditions and spent the night at Black Canyon Anglers lodge right on the river. It was a great place with great food!!
For the first time in over 10 years I rode my bicycle. The first day I only went about a quarter of a mile, but after a couple of weeks I was up to 5 miles. I will say that it made me realize that I need more cardio in my workout routine. Riding up and down hills at 6,500 ft in elevation is a lot different than riding at sea level with no hills.
I did a lot of cooking. Most of you know that it is not my favorite thing to do, but I didn’t want to leave the river to go out to eat.
I also did a lot of walking with Pippa, our Toy Fox Terrier. She has no fear, so we had to keep her on a leash. The river would devour her.

This has been one of the most action packed summers I have ever had. If you like outdoor life then stay tuned as I will be sharing some of these adventures coming soon on the blog. Today, Norman and I with Pippa are on a plane headed back to Houston where we will resume our life. Next up….dieting (go figure), football season (Hook ’em and Go Vols ), fall fashion and charity events and maybe a trip back to Colorado for the change of the leaves.

I hope you all have had a great summer where ever you were. I would love to hear about your adventures or special events in your lives. Please share in the comments box.