Vail, Colorado

The perfect place to vacation, summer or winter. Loved it!!!!!

Friday, July 3, 2015

Home Sweet Home

We are home and yearning for the perfect Colorado summer weather. Ugh...it is so humid! Thanks for following our journey via this blog and Happy Independence Day!  We live in a great nation with an incredible landscape...go check it out!Cheers!Coll...

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Vail, Colorado

"The best things in life are the people we love, the places we've been, and the memories we have made along the way." Today was a day that I did not want to end.  Vail is so incredibly beautiful and makes me miss living in the mountains.  Ronnie and I met at Plymouth...

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Durango to Vail, Colorado

Durango, Colorado is a college town with a quaint downtown area. We shopped and found a t-shirt shop that screen printed our personally designed shirts right in front of us. I am particularly fond of my shirt with the hot pink elk adorning the back.  We left Durango...

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Grand Canyon

Wow! Wow! Wow! Words we used to describe the Grand Canyon...big, unreal, amazing, scary, majestic. We enjoyed our time so much at the Grand Canyon today. It was warm but the air was so dry it took quite a while to develop a bead of sweat.  Although, with every step...

Hoover Dam and Route 66

Hot Dam(n)! We left Vegas and headed to stock up on some lunch supplies, then we were off to the Hoover Dam.  Holy moly...I have never felt hot air like that before. It hits you like a blanket. It is a different kind of hot than Hot-lanta, for sure!  We walked...

Monday, June 29, 2015

Las Vegas, Nevada

Good Bye LA.  Hello Vegas! This morning we went to dim sum (Chinese brunch) with Bill and his girlfriend, Audrey.  It was quite delicious but the MSG coma hit us all pretty hard about 30 minutes later.  The girls ended up sleeping about an hour into the 3 hour...

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Los Angeles, California

Tourists in LA We awoke to an amazing homemade breakfast from B. After being on the road for over a week that certainly tasted yummy and it was fuel for our busy day ahead. First stop, Griffith Observatory.  We were a little disappointed with how far away we were...

Friday, June 26, 2015

San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles, California

It felt great to sleep late this morning. We left the hotel in San Luis Obispo around 11am and drove down the PCH through Santa Barbara and Malibu towards the Santa Monica Pier.   The pier was crowded with tourists and street performers. But...when in Rome....you've...

Monterey to San Luis Obispo, California

Pacific Coast Highway Monterey, California reminds me a bit of New England. The kids thought that the smell of the ocean was a bit stinky, but it reminded me of my home town of Beverly, Massachusetts.  That smell makes me smile as it brings back memories of growing up so...

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

San Francisco to Monterey, California

A Day in the City by the Bay This morning we attempted to go to Muir Woods...but so did thousands of other people.  The parking situation was bleak, we decided to bail and head to the city. We crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and parked at Fort Point to get the best view...

Reno, Nevada to Lake Tahoe then San Francisco, California

Today was a great day! We are pretty accustomed to the up the mountain then down the mountain type of driving and we are always prepared with our cameras since the views have been amazing.  Coming in to Lake Tahoe, the tall pine trees appeared so green compared to...

Monday, June 22, 2015

Salt Lake City, Utah to Reno, Nevada

Surrounded by Mountains This great country has so much land and the views out west are incredibly expansive. Thinking about the pioneer days and how patient the travelers must have been is mind blowing as we travel at 80 plus miles per hour on this well paved highway. Where...

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Jackson, Wyoming to Salt Lake City, Utah

Happy Father's Day Ronnie! This morning we headed west out of Jackson over Teton Pass (Elevation 8,431 feet) towards Idaho.  We passed many potato farms.  The landscape was hilly and green with larger mountains in the distance.  We are continually amazed at...

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park The day of the selfie stick! No judging...it was a freebie from Ronnie's company event. Old Faithful Midway Geyer Basin Upper and Lower Falls Artist Point West Thumb All photos from our amazing day in Yellowstone can...

Friday, June 19, 2015

Denver, Colorado to Jackson, Wyoming

Wow, I'm tired!  I honestly can't believe that in one day we flew from Atlanta to Denver, then hopped in a car and drove 500+ miles to Jackson, Wyoming.  I am so thankful for the comfortable Suburban that Ronnie scored as our rental. Everyone napped along the way,...