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Colorado - Day #4


From Cambry's journal:  "We went to Cave of the Winds, played frisbee golf, and we went out to eat" (at Serrano's - a mexican restaurant).

We did, indeed, do the touristy things on this trip - including Cave of the Winds.  We took Papa along with us, and had a really good time.  It was definitely something the kids had never done.  In fact, halfway through our tour, Cambry looked at me and said, "This is not what I expected.  It's better!"  One bonus of being in a cave was that it was nice and cool!  And, Chelan and I got a good work-out, since we had to hold Delaney for most of the tour!

Some morning fun in the cabin:

Views from the cave.  Lots of tight spaces to maneuver through.  Our tour guide said it used to be a 4 hour crawl-through tour!  Thank goodness times have changed!






The view from outside the cave - quite a canyon!
We headed back to RMMC and before supper, we played frisbee golf.  There is nothing like playing outside with a storm approaching.  This caused quite a bit of concern for the girls, but I could have stayed there and listened to the mountain thunder all night!  However, lightning started to flash so we had to call the game before it ended.
Looking for the first tee-off.

 Most nights, we ate supper at the cabin with food we brought from home.  On Thursday night, our last night, we went to Woodland Park (about 20 minutes away), to Serrano's.  It looks like a bright yellow hole-in-the-wall, but I would highly recommend it!  I don't have pictures to prove it, but the food was delicious!  Afterwards - more games!






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