Where's the Moose?

Feeling a little more rested today from all of our travels and was just thinking about the ongoing hunt for a moose. When we planned our trip to Powderhorn, I didn't realize that we would be in "moose" territory. As we were driving to the place we were staying I noticed a road sign that said "Moose Crossing". I thought, this was going to be the time that I would actually see a Moose. My eyes were always looking for a Moose every time we got into the car. To my disappointment, I didn't see a moose. I was told they do come out and sometimes cross the road in front of cars, but they were hiding while we were in their territory.

As we were traveling one day going into Utah, I noticed a sign alongside the road that said "Watch for Eagles on the road". Okay....can't find a moose, so I will defintely see eagles! Yeah!!!!! The only thing I saw along side the road was a dead lizard.

Okay, while Aunt Catherine and Joy were here, Sam and I told them they would get to see lots of elk when we went to the Rocky Mountain National Park. Guess what! We looked all over for the elk....where were they? We were in the area for two days and we didn't see any elk....as we were leaving Estes Park out of the corner of my eye, I spotted the elk! Yeah! Sam slowed down and turned around to get a closer look. We got out of the car with great excitement to see the elk just hanging around. I was so happy to share that experience with Catherine and Joy.

As we traveled that day after visitng the Celestial Seasoning Factory, we were on our way home going through Golden, Colorado. Catherine noticed as we sat at a stop light that a huge elk was alongside the road getting ready to cross in front of us. The elk stopped, looked both ways, and crossed the busy street to get to the other side.

I haven't given up on spotting a moose one day. That will have to be on another one of our visits around Colorado I suppose.

FUN TIMES

After celebrating our 40th anniversary, we have continued to celebrate and enjoy new places, and enjoying time spent with family and friends. Sam and I visited the Powderhorn Resort in Mesa, Colorado and the area surrounding it. We were on a mission to see a moose especially when I continued to see signs that said "Moose Crossing"! No moose in sight but did see a few little creatures called Rock Badgers and, of course, chipmunks. We saw canyons of all shapes and colors and the most amazing thing was the valley towns where our vegetables and fruit are grown in Colorado. We ventured into Utah to Moab and the Arches National Park. We tried to see more, but we just got tired of all of the driving so decided to visit some of the other areas another time.

After returning from our little trip, we were happy to have Aunt Catherine and Aunt Joy come for a visit. Catherine had never flown before and I am so happy to report her flight was a good one. I asked her when we were headed back to the airport what her most exciting thing was that we did and, I believe, it was the airplane ride and maybe second, Pikes Peak. Joy also agreed that Pikes Peak was a favorite and also the Flying W Ranch.

It was hard to say good-bye but I know they were ready to return home and get some rest!

Sam and I continued with more fun times going to Dillon, Colorado. I was a little nervous as we had been invited to go on a bike ride with friends. I am not in the best shape and was a little concerned about riding. The weather was great for a ride and off we went. I think we rode approximately 15 miles from Dillon to Frisco. I probably slowed the group down which is pretty humbling since I was the youngest one on the trip. I don't have a picture of our bike ride, but did take a few of Dave and Diane's condo and the view of the lake outfront.

I guess life is going to slow down a little bit this week with no trips planned and no company coming. We can start planning for our next adventure when Jimmy and Gilda come at the end of September.