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Colorado - Day #5

Cambry's journal:  "We went to a rock park.  We went to the Garden of the Gods.  We left."

This was our last day in Colorado.  We had to say good-bye to the beautiful views and head back to Kansas.  On our way out of RMMC, we had to stop by the beaver dams to take a picture.  I was quite enamored with the dams and the beaver lodge - remarking about them every time we entered or left the camp.  I think I saw a beaver one time, but it dove under the water pretty quickly after we stopped the van.  

One of several dams the beavers built.
We also stopped by the Donut Mill in Woodland Park on the way out.  Mercy sakes - gigantic doughnuts and cinnamon rolls greeted us!  I'm pretty sure the few bites I had from everyone included enough calories for the entire day!


 Then, since we hadn't visited the Garden of the Gods the other day, we decided to stop there on the way home.  I wish we could have spent more time there - it was awesome!  We parked in one area to climb around, but then we had to be on our way.  We didn't even stop at Balance Rock - I just caught a picture of it as we passed by!










Good-bye, Colorado - we had a great time.  And thanks, Mom and Dad for a fantastic week!  Now, back to reality!


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