James and I headed West to the Rockies for an amazing vacation! I was blown away by the gorgeous scenery. I was told I would be but I had no idea just how massive and magnificent the terrain really is! My eyes hurt a little just taking it all in! At one point I even had a bit of a panic attack up on Pikes Peak at the shear vastness of the Rockies. It took my breath away......literally ;) I loved every second and took it all in. James lived there for a while when he was a child so it was really neat for him to go back and see how things have changed. He loved it so much! We can't wait to go back and show the kids......which we will be doing in the near future! We LOVED everything about the West! Here are a ton of pics from our adventure out west.........
The view from the top of Pikes Peak
a lake we found at the base of the peak......our favorite spot!
taking it all in.......
beautiful Rocky Mountains
driving into Garden of the Gods
"The Kissing Camels"
We both LOVED the Garden
beautiful view
beautiful view
The Balanced Rock
The rock formations blew me away......just beautiful!
I love it there!
James overlooking the Rockies!
We made the climb and loved every minute of it!
our reward.......took my breath away!
SNOW!!!
a little bit of fall color!
pouring snow atop Pikes Peak!
The Cliff Dwellings
gorgeous mountains!
the beautiful terrain of the west!
on our way to the top of Pikes Peak
the views were spectacular!
Bigfoot
We visited the town of Cripple Creek!
what an adorable little mining town! love it!
an old mining enterance
beautiful!
a brave person climbing the rock formations
an Elk we saw just roaming the streets......love it!
James taking it all in!
we all of a sudden had 50 or so mile/hr winds with snow pelting us! Again, we loved it!
my sweet honey
we loved this little house atop the mountain
William's Gorge where the Cave of the Winds was!
James having one last look
I too had to have one last look!
atop Pikes Peak!
snow coming in!
at Seven Falls
Honey and I at Seven Falls
James and I did a little caving too! What an adventure
part of the cave we explored!
