Colorado 2012 - Part 2

In which we visit the San Juan mountains, have a great time with good friends, explore haunted mining camps, and drive precariously close to many a drop off.

The San Juan Mountains in south west Colorado

The town of Ouray

Cascade falls was a short (if steep) hike from Brooke's house

From a Gondola over Mountain Village

Mountain stream near Telluride

The future Maclennan household

View from the back porch

Stream down below the house

Hunter turns nine

Brighton and Brooke playing with Hunter's presents

Aspens along Last Dollar Road

On the lookout along Hwy 550 (Million Dollar Hwy)

Red Mountain Pass

Headed towards the ghost town of Animas Forks

Kaitlyn makes friends

At Animas Forks - an old mining town that has been abandoned

Maybe there are still ghosts there after all

Part 1 here.

Our last visit to Ouray here.

Colorado 2012 Part 1

Laura and I took the last week in May to visit the great state of Colorado.  We flew in and out of Denver, spent some time in Denver visiting Laura's great aunt, and drove a rental car to Ouray to visit Brooke's family.

Our route.  Note that this is my idea of a non-roadtrip vacation.

The Denver Art Museum.  This turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip.  It was an excellent museum with a great collection.

Inside the Libeskind designed building.

Theodore Waddell’s "Abstract Angus"

Fox Games by Sandy Skoglund

We took a side trip to Boulder home of University of Colorado.

Some superheros walking around the pearl street mall in Boulder.

Driving through the mountains.

The road up to Mt. Evans (the thin white line is the road).

More driving up.

Some friendly mountain goats.

Mt. Evans

A Marmot (Whistle Pig) at the summit.

The rockies from the summit of Mt. Evans at 14265 feet.

Part 2 here.

Thanksgiving 2011

We traveled out to my parents’ house in Wink for Thanksgiving – the highlight of which was getting to meet my nephew (not that seeing the rest of my family was great as well).  

Me and Elmo entertaining Hudson.

Mom and Hudson

Dad and Hudson (the resemblence is uncanny)

Corey and Hudson (see the pattern here)

Carra and Hudson

Trying to get Hudson to smile for the camera

We had some good Cajun food for thanksgiving then went to play in the park.

Laura with Blevin (my second cousin)

Heath demonstrating his pelican riding techniques

Uncle Mark demonstrating his defeating the fundemental laws of gravity

Bradon and Belvin demonstrating their cuteness

Olive demostrating "the sit"

Pretty awesome family