My wife and I have recently returned from a week's vacation in Colorado. We saw (and photographed) many beautiful sights. Pictures can't begin to tell you the whole story, although my wife has become quite skillful with our little digital camera. We flew into Denver and rented an SUV. I'm glad we did, because I have never seen so much snow in my life. This is in April. April! Also, for those that don't know, Colorado is located at a very high elevation. Denver is called the mile high city, and it ain't due to drugs! The drive in was on highway 24 which is a one lane road through the mountains. We were caught in a blizzard, with the road covered with snow and ice and it was night. Scary indeed. But enough talk, here are some snaps:
First stop: Garden of the Gods at the base of Pike's Peak.
That's me the day after we got in, and it was almost 60 degrees F.
The next day we drove to the Great Sand Dunes National Park Beautiful. They have the largest Sand dunes in North America. The highest one is 750 feet, and climbing it at that altitude was the toughest physical challenge I have ever had. When I finally reached the summit, of course the batteries in the camera died.
This is what I drove through to get there:
and these are called the Collegiate Peaks:
Then we went to The highest National Park in the country.