Leaving Fun Valley, we headed to Salida, Colorado to visit some friends, Dana and Karen Lemmerman.
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| Golfing in the Rockies |
Delton always enjoys playing golf. Playing in the Rockies is an extra plus. No matter how well you play, you can always enjoy the game, especially when you have the beautiful mountains all around you.
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| Joni and Karen |
Our friend, Karen Lemmerman, always enjoys hiking. Joni joined her and her Monday hiking group for a beautiful day in the mountains. Who could ask for anything more.
Tennis is a game you can play till you're old and gray. Are we old and gray yet? Playing tennis is different at elevation. In Salida, we are at about 7000 feet elevation. Guess what happens when you hit the ball? It moves very fast and bounces VERY high. It is a game changer. Much different than playing in Florida, but every bit as much fun. We played with Dana and some his friends.
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| Learning to Fly Fish |
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| Getting ready for lessons |
A new experience for us was fly fishing. Dana and Karen have a friend named Larry Ford who volunteered to give us all fly fishing lessons. We had played tennis with Larry a few days earlier. We went to a very beautiful lake in the Rockies to begin our lessons. Larry was very patient with all of us. There is a learning curve to whipping that fishing rod over the water. With a fly on the hook, the fish think there is food flying over the water. Boy did we fool them. We caught a bunch! But, Larry suggested we just catch and release. So, no fish diner that day.
As you can see, we all had a great time and thank Larry for all his patience and time.
We had one incident where Delton had caught a very large fish. He called Joni over to take a picture but Delton lost the fish before Joni could get to him. When he lost the fish, he pulled his rod back and ended up catching his butt! He called Larry over for help to unhook the hook from the butt of his pants. Can't believe we didn't get a picture of that!
Tennis is a game you can play till you're old and gray. Are we old and gray yet? Playing tennis is different at elevation. In Salida, we are at about 7000 feet elevation. Guess what happens when you hit the ball? It moves very fast and bounces VERY high. It is a game changer. Much different than playing in Florida, but every bit as much fun. We played with Dana and some his friends.
A new experience for us was fly fishing. Dana and Karen have a friend named Larry Ford who volunteered to give us all fly fishing lessons. We had played tennis with Larry a few days earlier. We went to a very beautiful lake in the Rockies to begin our lessons. Larry was very patient with all of us. There is a learning curve to whipping that fishing rod over the water. With a fly on the hook, the fish think there is food flying over the water. Boy did we fool them. We caught a bunch! But, Larry suggested we just catch and release. So, no fish diner that day.
As you can see, we all had a great time and thank Larry for all his patience and time. 
