The Rockies Rock!

   Kirk and I both think the Rockies ROCK - no we do not mean the baseball team!

  For the last month we have had the Rocky Mountains as our backyard and I thought we could share a few of our favorite spots with you. I mean we share them with our guests all the time, right?

  This is one of my special pic-nic spots on the road to echo lake - Panorama Point. It's just a short hike but from there you can get views up to Mt Evans and down the valley toward Pikes Peak with the Rocky Mountains spread out for miles - WOW!







 This beautiful stream is Echo Creek also on the way to the lake and you do not even have to hike to it - just right on the road. When our guests want a scenic drive, we always send them this way. It's just really beautiful especially in the fall.

 Now, this is Red Rocks Park, right near our inn, with a stunning short hike. Well, the hike is short if you do not spend too much time climbing on the rocks like Kirk does. The path meanders through some amazing rock formations with views of the Rockies in the background.

  You know I am all about the pic-nic, and this is one of my favorite lunch places - they even provide tables, napkins, bathrooms and an amazing view! What more could you ask for? All I have to provide is cheese, crackers, chicken salad, grapes and iced tea. Gotta love it-

    One of our absolute favorite spots in the Rocky Mountains is Enchanted Mesa. It's a great hike. You can do anything from 3 to 13 miles [well, I never do 13 but you could] of stunning scenery. It really ROCKS!  So next time you visit the Rocky Mountains - try K&Ks favorite spots, ok?


 

Springtime in the Rockies

Well it's back to work for us - we are innsitting in Golden Colorado again and it is our favorite time of year here - SPRINGTIME!  So lovely!  One of our favorite things to do is go hiking in the Rockies.

There are so many beautiful trails near Golden that it is hard to choose but one of the most popular is Lair O' the Bear . Although it is usually pretty crowded, you can get away if you hike far enough up Bear Creek and into the hills above. The flowers are stunning in the springtime and it is hard to decide which is prettier. Kirk votes for "Indian paintbrush" but I like the old fashioned lilacs you can find around old homesteads. There are old homesteads scattered all through the Rockies and it always tugs at my heartstrings to think of the pioneer women who would try to make their cabin more beautiful with flowers.

Anyhow, after a hike it's nice to come "home" and look who waits for us in our garden.......AWWWWW