Vacationing in Glennwood

Just before Memorial Day weekend we decided we totally needed a vacation. We asked around and some of our fantastic neighbors suggested Glennwood Springs, CO. So with only a few days of planning that's where we headed! It was SO much fun!! We stayed at a little mountain inn/bed and breakfast called the Sunlight Mountain Inn. It was adorable ... and the breakfast was super yummy. There was also NO cell services ... and NO internet. Jeff was delighted ... and I panicked :)! But it was just what we needed.

The first day we hiked up to Hanging Lake. We heard it is an easy 1 mile hike ... so we were thinking "no biggie" we'll just hike up and back and then maybe go on a longer hike later in the afternoon. I even thought the sign at the bottom saying "the end is really steep and make sure you have plenty of water" was comical. The joke was on us :)! It was only a mile up ... but up is a very literal term. We hiked over big rocks and up through a downhill stream. It took us a while :)! But it was worth every step ... the lake and waterfalls at the top were breathtaking!! We spent quite a while up there because it was just so peaceful. But, boy ... does listening to two waterfalls with no water with you make you thirsty :)!! Overall, it was a great experience though because we decided we need to do more hiking (only with water next time)!


Next we went to see Doc Holliday's grave site. Jeff is a HUGE Tombstone fan ... so we simply couldn't be near his grave and not go pay our respects. They don't actually know where in the cemetery he is buried ... but he is in fact there. His final words were "this is funny" because he died of Tuberculosis instead of a gunfight ... and he was an outlaw! Here's to the good Dr.

The next day we went white water rafting. We loved it! We took a half day trip (so 3 1/2 hours). It was pretty cold so we were wearing full wet suits. Unfortunately we forgot to take pictures of us ... but I assure you never did anyone look as sexy in their wet suites as we did! The water was running really high because of the very snowy winter, so it was really fun. The rapids were mainly class 3. The only bummer was the people assigned to our boat - they were kind-of weird. And they kept their beer held in their life vests during the rapids. I'm not sure why anyone let them be in the front ... isn't there a rule against rafting drunk :)!?

That night we went out for a romantic dinner downtown and walked around. The dinner was great ... and the company even better!!

On our last day there we went up the mountain to their caves. I love tram rides up mountains ... they are so pretty! We discovered we are not really cave people. The tour was fine, but got long and boring (we have short attention spans) and there is only so many rocks we can stare at. But they have high adventure rides up there ... and THOSE were fantastic!! First we went on the Alpine Coaster ... it was a little bit like an alpine slide. But it goes WAY faster ... especially with Jeff controlling the speed :)! We loved it! The other adventure ride we did was called the Swing Shot. It is a giant swing (and I am very serious about the giant part) that pulls you back and then lets you swing out over the edge of a 1300 ft. canyon. Scary!! But so beautiful! And once you get past the initial rush you are too busy looking around to worry about being scared. Amazing!

Overall we had an amazing time ... and realized that we need to get away from home a lot more often! A little R&R goes a long way ... it is amazing!!