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Argh! Welcome home?

Michele — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:03:45 +0000

Okay, so we crossed over into Illinois and back into construction and traffic. Welcome home!

Last stop in Colorado

Michele — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:00:53 +0000

Our last day in Colorado was spent with Linda and C in Windsor/Ft. Collins. Linda and I went up to see the Red Feather Lakes area and also stopped to take a look at the Wellington area.

Even though Red Feather Lakes was beautiful it is a little too rustic for us!

Inn at City Park

Michele — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:57:05 +0000

We stayed at the Inn at City Park in Ft. Collins.

The Sinclair Dinosaur

Michele — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:54:04 +0000

Back over the mountains

Michele — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:07:37 +0000

We finally had to say goodbye to Cedaredge and take the long trip back over the mountains to Ft. Collins/Loveland/Windsor. It’s always a beautiful trip but very long. Only 365 miles but it took 9 hours! The trip included a stop in Redstone, a few tunnels (Eisenhower Tunnel), and a drive thru Nederland and Estes Park. Take a peak at some of the sights:

Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Michele — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:13:44 +0000

Another side trip we took was to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Beautiful views of the canyon and some nice little side hikes.

Grand Mesa

Michele — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:45:39 +0000

One of the day-trips from Cedaredge was to go to the Grand Mesa. It was just beautiful up there and we even did a little (very little) hiking!

Spending time in Cedaredge

Michele — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:43:53 +0000

The bulk of our trip has been spent here in Cedaredge- on the western slope of the Rockies in Colorado. We just love it here! It is at the topof our list for retirement areas. So much so that we talked to a realtor today about moving here in a few years. How exciting!

Cedaredge is on Hwy 65 right on the side of the Grand Mesa. It’s a very small, laid-back town with a cute little main street. We stayed at this same B&B last year and liked it (and the owner) so much that we wanted to stay in the same place this year too!

Here are some pictures of the B&B (Lovett House):

Aspens, Aspens everywhere!

Michele — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:33:28 +0000

We took the recommended Kebler Pass out of Crested Butte and over to Cedaredge. Since it is a dirt road we kept our fingers crossed that it wasn’t too adventuresome for us “flat-landers!” It was beautiful! At several points we were surrounded by a forest of aspen trees. It was so quiet you could hear the aspen leaves rustling in the wind. Just gorgeous!

A Little More from Crested Butte

Michele — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:44:09 +0000

Thursday was spent rafting….in the rain….on the Upper Taylor River near Crested Butte. Wet. Cold. Fun.

I got some more pictures of the town before we left. Very picturesque.