Saturday, September 12, 2009

Colorado Getaway!

Our week-long Colorado vacation was so great! We had a blast and did so many things! We hiked, biked, shopped, went to Vail Farmer's Market, the guys went fly fishing 2 days, took a drive to Aspen/Continental Divide, and my favorite... zip lined through the mountains over a canyon! It was so much fun and my parents time share was awesome! It's in a secluded resort area in the mountains of Beaver Creek, beautiful setting. Here are some pics from our trip, Enjoy!
The view off mom/dad's balcony
St James Place - My Parents Time Share

St James Place is so conveniently located, right in the heart of where "everything is happening"
This is the view from right outside the lobby

Main Bath

Master Bath

Half Bath

Master Bedroom

Main Bedroom - forgot to take a pic of this room!


Living Room


The band "Beetle Mania" they were great!
Part of the "Oktoberfest" activities that were going on!
Tons of people watching the great "Beetle Mania" band

More Beetle Mania...

Along the Bike Path. We took a 16.5 mi. bike ride through the mountains!

Pretty Stream along the bike path

Peek! A little mining spot along the bike path. No gold though, better luck next time! :)

More of the mine...

"Steak & Rib" Restaurant in Breckenridge. All the flowers... AMAZING!

Stopped for a picture on the scenic drive over the continental divide. Breathtaking views!

wow!

Pretty lake we saw on our way to the Continental Divide








Don't Dive Dad, might be a rough landing!!!! :)

Had to jump over a few logs/rocks for this pose! :)
Aspen Trees
Mom/Dad in Aspen. This Bear was made out of NAILS!!!
Pretty bridge along my/mom's walking path

GRRRR! Bear tracks we saw along our walking path!

Here's proof that your hair/nails grow faster in Colorado!! hahahaha!
Okay, not really. It's a visor w/spikey hair!!! That's a good look on you, Dad!

Jon and I in Vail
Sitting on a "sleepy bear" in Vail
Pretty courtyard area

The church in Beaver Creek

LOVE the doors that lead into the Church!

All of the flowers in CO were so vibrant and pretty! I was in awe!
Can you see the little hummingbird?!?

More flowers...
Poppy's... one of my favorite flowers!

flowers...

Have you ever seen a dog with a mohawk?!?! LOL!
Instantly, I fell in LOVE with this golden retriever puppy, Tucker!

Everyone seemed to have a dog in CO, made me miss Wilson SO much!!
Oh Tucker, you can't get much cuter!

The Ritz Carlton's dog 'Bachelor!' Their guests could take him for walks. He was very, very spolied. Adorable!

'Bachelor' even gets e mails from guests who miss him after they leave! He was a sweetheart!
Pretty Mountain Stream

Mom/I took a long hike through the mountains one morning... picture taken along the trail.

GROSS!!! What your feet can look like after a half day hike through the mountains, with shoes ON! Even my 1/2 way off toe nail didn't survive the hike, it fell all the way off! Eeeewww!

Beaver Creek Golf Course



The 4 Eagle Ranch, where we left to Zip Line from!!
Alpine Zipline!

All geared up and ready to GO!!

Picture I took while on the zip line! Views were great!

Go Jonny Go!


Here I come!! 300 ft. in the air, 40 mph!

A shot I took looking down. Hard to tell, but it was a LONG way down!!!
Jon on the platform getting ready to ZIP!

Brother/Sister