Flowers
The next day we awoke to an even stormier day than the last. Having dried out our rain gear from the previous day, we packed up and hit the road for an hour long trip to the northern unit of the park. The heavy rain kept our hiking to a minimum, but the scenery was…
Like Mt. Evans, Pikes Peak is another 14,000+ foot mountain that you can easily reach the top of simply by driving your car. To be exact, Pikes Peak is 14,115 feet tall. In doing some research I found out it is North America’s most visited mountain, and the second most visited in the world (according…
For your viewing pleasure: Flowers of Montana: Flowers of Eastern Washington:
K found a great deal through the hotel we stayed at in Crested Butte for a cross-country skiing class at the Crested Butte Nordic Center. I had never been, and K’s only experience was when he was about 8 years old. Suffice it to say he didn’t like it at the time but we both…
Originally we weren’t planning on riding the tram, but we found ourselves with a free day with no hiking planned and thought it would be a different view of the area. The Aerial Tram originates out of Teton Village (at an elevation of 6,311 ft), and climbs to the top of Rendezvous Mountain (elevation of…
The Butterfly Pavilion is located in Westmister, CO and is a fun afternoon activity. It not only has the obvious butterfly area, but multiple other rooms with other interesting creatures. There are tarantulas of which you can hold one but none of us did. There are bees, scorpions, beetles, starfish, horseshoe crabs, and so much…
Raps! Schluesselblumen… BAHJAHAAH. <3. 🙂
You got it! 🙂 Some of these flowers make me think of Germany, and definitely of Mom. <3