You may have noticed I’ve lost my blogging mojo. I’ve had stories to share with you since June when we took a family road trip to Colorado.
I’ll spare you the details and just show pictures. (Sorry, Booky, but at least there are captions for you to read.)
We stayed at Airbnbs of varying degrees of “nice place” to “a serial killer lived here.”
This was one of the good ones:
Soooo different from where we live.
Enjoying hot chocolate on the deck, waiting for the sunset. The owners live in that barn. (Are you drooling, M? They just need an iconic well, some flamingos, and to throw in a lighthouse.)Hard to tell, but that’s a cat on a hot tin roof.And there were baby goats!Another place had this mug, which amused me.But it also had this, which scared me. Our ultimate destination was here, Crested Butte, CO.My daughter posing like Big FootThere were a TON of dandelions, which also seemed larger than the norm. Imagine if this were your yard!Ever one to try new things: Hamburger pizza. There’s ground beef in there too. It was… weird. 😛Chuckle.Giant sculpture of a knight fighting a dragon.My kids on a boulder.Hey, that’s me!This looks like pure Colorado. It just needs a moose or an eagle.You know the place you’re staying at is fancy when the TP looks like this.And these delicious chocolates, “monogrammed” with the initials of the place, are on the beds.Oh wow! Bathrobes like you see in the movies. I put wearing one on my bucket list so I could cross it off.It was scratchy and uncomfortable. Disappointed, I only wore it for the picture. Hubby said, “Doesn’t count then. Put it back on the bucket list.” (Oh yeah, and I was on a knee scooter. These were the broken foot days.)I just thought our hats looked really cute hanging up. Can you guess which is mine?We also hit a couple of national parks in Utah. I believe this was Arches.Bryce National ParkStill Bryce. This place was incredible.Fun view from the van.Not often you get to see snow in June.
Now here’s the craziest thing that happened. On day one of our drive from San Diego, we passed a vehicle that looked to me like an ambulance for animals.
On day two, I spotted it on the highway again!
While in Crested Butte, meandering through the cute little ski town, guess what I saw parked in front of a house…
That same weird vehicle with animals on it! What were the chances???
During the long stretches of driving, we sometimes played Would You Rather? In lieu of trivia, I invite you to answer one of these questions for fun. 🙂
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The socks sound so unfun, but it’s only a week. The non-bathing for a month would only possibly be manageable if I was living some place like Antarctica.
I think the hamburger pizza tasted okay, but it gave several of us tummy trouble. I tried it. Will for sure not eat it again.
I also tried honey lavender ice cream. It was good, but so rich it was difficult to finish. I still did finish, though, because, duh. It’s ice cream.
So jealous of your trip! Colorado and Arches are on my bucket list, no bathrobe necessary.
Had to enlarge that photo of your daughter doing Bigfoot though, at first glance it looked like someone cut a rectangle out of her!
Oh, how funny about the picture. I can see how that would happen, though. Arches was cool, but we were limited in what we were able to see since I was on a knee scooter… again. Same thing happened a few years back on our trip to the Grand Canyon and Zion National Park. I can be a serious buzz kill in the hiking department. Fortunately, there were a decent number of paved areas I could go. I hope you’re able to make it out this way some time! Definitely worth the trip! And we felt like all of southern Utah was a national park in itself. Absolutely stunning to drive through.
Well, I understand losing mojo. I’ve lost it in so many ways …
and it turns out that the last question is one I’d answer, but let me pick the third choice: I rather be the second smartest person on earth. Smart enough to not have to take a teaching job, but not smart enough to be challenged every other minute by people wanting to prove they are smarter than me.
and if you want snow in June, stop by my house — happens here all the time, sometimes even in July or August.
Wow, great pictures, Betsy! We went to Colorado in October – I had never been before and loved it. Hamburger pizza, no thanks, although when I saw the picture I thought it was just a pickle pizza. Weird either way. Two other things: I love baby goats and that husband and wife wall hanging is indeed scary! Happy Holidays!
Colorado is amazing. Utah also. I remember driving across the country to CA when I moved here from Ohio. I stopped at a store in Wyoming and was in so much awe at the mountains all around this tiny town. The locals seemed indifferent, but I couldn’t lift my jaw. The Midwest has so much beauty.
Baby goats are indeed lovable, unlike those wall hangings. And, yeah, either way on that pizza: weird! 😛
Looks like most of the trip was great with just a few bumps. Survey wise : speak my mind, gross socks option , heal my emotional wounds, average but teach!
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I am so disappointed. But the hamburger pizza ALMOST makes up for it, hahahahaha 😀
I’d wear unwashed socks for a week any time over not bathing. That is just a really gross option…
but hamburger pizza removes a multitude of grossness.
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The socks sound so unfun, but it’s only a week. The non-bathing for a month would only possibly be manageable if I was living some place like Antarctica.
I think the hamburger pizza tasted okay, but it gave several of us tummy trouble.
I tried it. Will for sure not eat it again.
I also tried honey lavender ice cream. It was good, but so rich it was difficult to finish. I still did finish, though, because, duh. It’s ice cream.
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Well, I’ll have to see if any pizzeria around here sells hamburger pizza and try it out.
Further Updates at 11!
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I do appreciate an adventurous spirit, Bookie!
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So jealous of your trip! Colorado and Arches are on my bucket list, no bathrobe necessary.
Had to enlarge that photo of your daughter doing Bigfoot though, at first glance it looked like someone cut a rectangle out of her!
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Oh, how funny about the picture. I can see how that would happen, though. Arches was cool, but we were limited in what we were able to see since I was on a knee scooter… again. Same thing happened a few years back on our trip to the Grand Canyon and Zion National Park. I can be a serious buzz kill in the hiking department. Fortunately, there were a decent number of paved areas I could go. I hope you’re able to make it out this way some time! Definitely worth the trip! And we felt like all of southern Utah was a national park in itself. Absolutely stunning to drive through.
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Well, I understand losing mojo. I’ve lost it in so many ways …
and it turns out that the last question is one I’d answer, but let me pick the third choice: I rather be the second smartest person on earth. Smart enough to not have to take a teaching job, but not smart enough to be challenged every other minute by people wanting to prove they are smarter than me.
and if you want snow in June, stop by my house — happens here all the time, sometimes even in July or August.
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Excellent point re: the Would You Rather?
As to the snow, oofdah! There’s a reason I live in Southern CA. Brr!
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Great trip to Colorado and Utah, Ilsa. Have a Merry Christmas and happy New Year.
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Thank you, Tim! And to you as well! 🙂
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Wow, great pictures, Betsy! We went to Colorado in October – I had never been before and loved it. Hamburger pizza, no thanks, although when I saw the picture I thought it was just a pickle pizza. Weird either way. Two other things: I love baby goats and that husband and wife wall hanging is indeed scary! Happy Holidays!
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Colorado is amazing. Utah also. I remember driving across the country to CA when I moved here from Ohio. I stopped at a store in Wyoming and was in so much awe at the mountains all around this tiny town. The locals seemed indifferent, but I couldn’t lift my jaw. The Midwest has so much beauty.
Baby goats are indeed lovable, unlike those wall hangings. And, yeah, either way on that pizza: weird! 😛
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Looks like most of the trip was great with just a few bumps. Survey wise : speak my mind, gross socks option , heal my emotional wounds, average but teach!
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I agree with all your answers, Beth! Cheers! 🙂
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You had quite a trip. And I hope you don’t cross paths with the animal ambulance ever again.
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It was quite the trip. And SO WEIRD about that vehicle!
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