Clear Creek White Water Park

We really enjoyed walking along the creek in Downtown Golden.

There are a lot of interesting things to see and do there.

Like, look for fish.
Or you can check out the Clear Creek Whitewater park.

People come from all over to enjoy kayaking here.

This guy likes kayaking so much he practically lives here.

Kayak, who needs a kayak?

Just for the record my son was enjoying this.

Across from the Whitewater park there is a baseball field.
My son LOVES baseball and was happy to check out this kids batting stance.

and offer him a few pointers.


Along the river we ran across lots of locals.
Who were full of good suggestions.

Like these kids who convinced us that you CAN sled in the middle of June!

This kid pointed out some good fishing holes and also suggested using worms for bait!

This Lady was reading aloud so we stopped and listened to "The Secret Garden".

If you keep your eyes open you'll most likely see some wild animals.

Sawyer got to feed a bear!

Ride a deer,

He even got to ride the biggest butterfly I have ever seen.

Although the wildlife seems really laid back here.

This guy reminded us that you can never be to careful when dealing with wild animals.
Which is why he carries a musket!

Later we came to the fishing holes that the kid had suggested.
Oh MAN!! I had no idea the fish got so big in Colorado! It must be the worms.

I am a strong believer in catch and release so it just didn't make sense keep one of these big boys!

Besides, LOOK at that face.

Sweet little fish.

Later on the way to dinner we caught a concert by the creek!

apparently they play here often.:)

If you make it to Golden I would highly recommend taking a stroll by the river.
You never know what you might find on the path!

Father's Day in Morrison

We spent Father's day in Morrison, Colorado.

This was really special for my husband because this is where he grew up. Not only did he get to spend the day with his Son he also got to spend it with his Dad and Brother.


This is Matt's Grandfather's house that is dad now lives in. So Ozzie was also there in spirit!

Matt, Papa and Uncle Pete enjoyed showing Sawyer some of their favorite spots.

We hiked to the elementary school that all three of them attended.

Where we found the playground with the BEST VIEW EVER!

Then we hiked along one of their favorite trails.

And enjoyed being surrounded by nature.

It was nice to have three generations of boys together on Father's Day.

We hiked all the way to the top of the hill.

That is where the Morrison Cemetery is.

Back at the school I noticed this sign. I thought it was cute.

After all that hiking we were in need of something refreshing. So we stopped here.
and got an Ice cream.
When Sawyer received his ice cream he started singing "Happy Birthday to me".
All the other customers were smiling and wishing him Happy Birthday. Until I informed them that it really wasn't his birthday. He just likes to sing that song when we have Ice cream.:)

After Ice cream we stopped and said hello to the Dinosaurs around town.
It was a really special Father's Day.

Catching up with Family

After a week by myself my husband and son joined me in Colorado.
It was really nice to catch up with family.

Sawyer really enjoyed visiting Colorado. His Papa took him fishing.

They didn't catch any fish.

They did spot this duck who had a great sunning spot.

After fishing we climbed trees.

and met a new friend in the park.

Running at Red Rocks

The following blog contains one of my favorite places on earth!

Ladies and Gentlemen if you don't know it already,
let me introduce you to, Red Rocks!

This is one place I always tell visitors to go!
I LOVE IT HERE!
If you ever visit Colorado, come here.
If it is concert season, even better.
If you happen to catch your favorite musician,
then you're in for a spiritual experience!

If these rocks could talk, oh the stories they could tell.
The list of Legends that have played here is something to see.

This is the famous people view, from the stage.
Only minus all the people, and the lights, and the concert paraphernalia.I didn't catch a concert on this trip. Instead my friends and I ran the stairs!


Yes, these stairs
and these stairs

even the ramp.
You might be thinking, Gosh that looks really hard.
It was.
However, I must admit, climbing this ramp is much easier on a Sunday morning. Than it is after "preparing for a concert" by drinking alcoholic beverages in the parking lot below.

This is the view from the top of the ramp.

If you climb the stairs. The girls I went with have a strategy,
if you park at the top you are forced to hike back up.

This worked nicely, because going down the hill is easy.

It was coming up the hill that I stopped for pictures. :)

and more pictures!

and more.

If you are not into stairs, you can try running back and forth!

To the left,

Then back to the right

Even if exercise isn't your thing, just driving through the rocks is cool.
What ever you do here whether it's a concert, climbing the stairs or just driving through,
It should be an enjoyable experience!

Well, if you run the stairs for the first time it is enjoyable,
until the next day when you feel pain in muscles you didn't even know you had!;)