Day 1 is horseback riding at the Estes YMCA - as a note - if we go back one day, staying at this YMCA would be IDEAL. so much space, hiking, amenities. HIGHLY recommend
Here are my riders! Love Drew's pants? He had forgotten his token long pants, but thankfully his dress pants worked JUST FINE =)
They loaded us up on horses, we loved the names so much we tried to remember them.
Drew - Enchilada
Shane - Zig Zag
Nick - Raspin
Mom - Redneck
Chris - Chiane
I will never forget that name as Chris was behind me and chiane was known for being a bit pokey.... chris (and our guide) used her name A LOT. Beautiful horse - just on her own timeline.
The views on our horseback were stunning. We walked, and trotted through the trails. The kids truly enjoyed it and I LOVED it.
Here was a quick break (3 hour ride, our butts needed a break) behind us is Ted's teeth. A cool mountain range that looks just like his teeth
Can you pick out Chiane?
A little rain shower had us bundling up a bit (you can't tell from the bright skies) our guides were adorably chatty. The one by us was from NC up working for the summer. She told us about some great hikes and fun lakes to visit. Loved her about her exploring as well. by the time we dismounted - we were ready...
Leadbetter sandwhich time!! Here right at the Estes entrance sign! Yet another beautiful sandwhich stop
Drew loved it as someone tipped him off that the chipmunks could be hand fed! She even gave him extra seed. These chipmunks were CHUNKY and well fed. The closest to 'wild life' we would get
Missing a few photos here because we didn't take them. However after this photo Chris and Nick were motivated to take us to to a summit, any summit. While the rest were reluctant, we suited up and headed out. Hiked around this beautiful lake and then headed UP. I put bobby bones on for entertainment. Drew and I tuned in. 20 minutes in the skies opened and POURED on us. Lightening too. To the point when even CHRIS said we need to turn back. Shocked, but not willing to wait for a different decision we headed back, dried off and went mini put.
Now to prep for the fireworks. Thinking we wouldn't be able to clearly see them at our campsite, we found a spot in the grocery store parking lot. Than we turned around and realized the Stanley hotel was behind us. Another element on Chris's adventure list. Up we go to check it out. Very old fashioned, rather high end and pretty creepy. Not staying there.
The boys ran through the hedge maze while we waited in line for a fancy drink. Than we came back to our spot.
Show some pretty spectacular fireworks!
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