Glenwood Springs Getaway

 I stole Jeff for his birthday, and took him on a trainride to Glenwood Springs.  The train was so nice, big comfy seats and large windows with amazing views.  The scenic drive through the mountains was breathtaking.  We went through 27 tunnels, one was six miles long.  The train ride itself was a vacation! 

We flew my parents in, which was  surprise, to watch the kids for two days and then the Drakes came for a day and a half.  They were spoiled and well taken care of, which made it a nice trip for us.

 The nice comfy seats.  They reclined and had leg rests.  Plus there was a separate viewing car and dining car on the double decker train.  Train is the way to go, it does take longer, but was so nice.

 I found a cute condo in downtown Glenwood Springs.  We had the whole place to ourselves, and it was WONDERFUL!  The decor was charming, and it had a jacuzzi tub, a fire pit and BBQ outside.  It was very relaxing just to stay there. 

 There are bike paths all over Glenwood Springs.  We rented bikes for the whole time we were there and rode up to a beautiful hike and back (about 10 miles each way).  We rode along the river and the views were breathtaking.  We are blessed to have such beauty so close.

 The hike we did was so gorgeous, even the walk up was amazing.  I wanted to stop and take pictures all along the way.  It was fun to spend the day so active together.

 This was the steepest part, right before we got to the lake/waterfall.

 Tadaa!  The pictures do not do it justice, but it was beautiful.  It looked like a tropical island.

There were a bunch of waterfalls all around the lake, and this one I was able to walk underneath.  If it had been a little warmer it would have felt great.

 I love this picture, it captures well the beauty we rode through.  It was really enjoyable to bike everywhere.

 We did a couple of cave tours as well as a ride on top of a peak.  The cave tours were fascinating.  The ride was breath taking in a frightening way.  Poor Jeff had to close his eyes, a fear of heights has come with age.  It was a fun amusement park with lots of daring rides. 

 This outhouse cracked us up.  Unfortunately, they had it roped off so we weren't able to try it out!

 These are some views on our way home.  It was such a nice get-away.  I love my husband so much, and really enjoyed spending time with him.  It was a beautiful ride back and we even saw bald eagles and their nest.  We brought our goals that we had written on our honeymoon and wrote some more for the next 5 years and 15 years.  We were celebrating our 15th Wedding Anniversary and Jeffs birthday at the same time.  It was honestly been a wonderful 15 years together and we are excited for the future and the plans we have made.