We left Salida and headed for Denver. Joni's son Ken lives in the heart of the city, just a few blocks from downtown.
We enjoyed walking to the downtown area from Ken's house and having diner. We also took a bike ride around a small lake which was close to his house. See the photo of us with our bikes and the mountains in the background.
Hiking is the best. From high up on the mountain trails, there are some beautiful views of Denver. See the picture...though it's a little hazy.
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| Resting |
No matter where you go in Colorado, the mountains and views are wonderful.
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| View of Denver |
We drove to a trail head just west of Boulder one afternoon. The last few miles of the road were quite rocky, bumpy and very narrow as the road turned into a dirt road where 4 wheel drive vehicles should be used. It was like 4 wheeling. We decided to turn around and hike at a different location. Mostly it was because Joni was getting very nervous, especially when we had a car coming towards us and there wasn't much room to pass each other. We got very close to the edge........ with a big drop off just a few "inches" from the tires. Joni was out of her comfort zone. Ken and Delton thought that was pretty funny.
Our hike turned out to be great as we made our way up along a beautiful waterfalls. Reaching the top, we found a mountain lake, where we turned around to head back. What a day!
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| Playing with our Apples |
Some of our time with Ken was spent just chill in out. Joni and Ken have just gotten some new Apple MacBook Pro computers. Both of us were still learning how to use them. There is a learning curve as we change from the PC. See the photo of us working hard at it! Actually Joni is taking the picture !!! iPhones, iPads, and Macs! Apple is doing well by our family.
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| Taking a Rest |
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| Biking with Rockies in Background |
We discovered a very funny app on our Apples called Photo Booth. Taking a picture of ourselves, we began to edit the picture. We used the feature where we were transformed into Aliens!!!! Aren't we cute!!!!! We must be very smart. Our brains swelled!
We also got to visit with our nephew and his family. Loren and Keri Jones just moved to the Boulder area. They are so happy to be in Colorado. Leaving Houston was hard for Keri as she left her family, but they have a love for the mountains and skiing. It was very welcoming for them to leave the hot hot hot hot Texas summer this year. I think they will have many visitors, so they won't get too lonely. It's been good to be able to see our family as we travel around the country. Family and friends are everywhere!
