July vacation

Well, I am a little late getting started on this, but will catch up tonight. It has been a fun adventure so far, and getting out of the AZ heat is good enough. The only downturn so far is that Coco (the dog) seems to have developed a stomach problem, if you will. Hopefully after a vet trip tomorrow, she will be fine until I can get home and look after her.


As for us, it has been a neat adventure so far. We left AZ on Friday and go to take in the upper Salt River Canyon, with it's cool streams and desert flora. Caryl was oh-so-happy to be able to dip her feet into a cool mountain stream! then we stopped at the VLA (Very Large Array) outside of Socorro, NM, to take in the sites of one of the world's larges radio astronomy sites. There are some very smart people doing this stuff ! After that it was a little dinner and on to Albuquerque for the night. The cool morning weather the next day made it difficult to leave, but we knew we had to press on! All that driving was worth it, as we made our way late on Saturday into the little mountain town of Estes Park, CO.

Sunday brought a relaxing day of walking their little downtown area, and we were not alone. The summer weekends bring herds of people to get out of the heat and play in the mountains.


On Monday, we set out for a ride through the Rocky Mountain National Forest, truly a site not to be missed. Not only did we get to see magnificent mountain ranges, but got to see some local fauna in the form of elk and marmot. No moose yet, but we are still hoping!