Fun at The T-Bones game

We had a great family night out at the T-Bones game. Joe was really excited that it was Star Wars night. Can you believe these costumes!! They were awesome. The cherry on top was the T-Bones winning the game too!!

Zebra?????? Yep a Zebra!!!!

We were driving down the road and Joe told us how he saw a zebra. We all told him he was seeing things. Then a day or so later when we drove by the same place, Katelyn said she saw a zebra. Joe flipped out and told us how we never believed him, and how we had told him there was no such thing as a zebra in Colorado......well he was right. There is a zebra!! LOL

Rainbow

We saw the most amazing rainbows heading into Woodland Park, Co a couple days ago.

Horseback Riding

Getting ready to start our ride. Someone is very happy!

We are headed towards the first trail.

This was not your average trail.

Look who is leading the way, and is very happy about it!

Katelyn is in heaven!!!

What a view!

Yeah a rest stop!!

Quite an impressive view!

The horses enjoyed their break too!

Back in the saddle again!

We're off again. 4 hours!!! What was I thinking????? Oh yeah the things I do for my daughter. :)

At least Joe is still smiling!!

I guess that Katelyn was not happy at all when daddy passed her.

Katelyn is back in the lead and very happy!!

It is hard to tell from the pictures, but we are riding on the side of this mountain. It was a very weird feeling.

Yeah!!! We get to stop for lunch!!

Joe is helping collect and pile wood for the fire.

Back at the barn!! I didn't take any pictures during the short ride from the lunch spot to the barn. I was so sore!!!!!! I can not believe how bad I hurt! Thank goodness it was a short ride!

Katelyn looking at the other horses.

Just a cute photo I took of Joe in the barn.

Katelyn and I saw a Mountain Lion today!

We were at a distance, but on our way down the mountain today, we saw a Mountain Lion. It was slinking along a dried up creek bed. I wish we had been just a tab closer for photos. ;-)

Today Was A Day Of Changes.

We started the day out in Guffy, CO. We were going to take a 4 hour trail ride and then have lunch. When we got there we found out that this is a 4,000 acre ranch. We also found out that it was just going to be the 4 of us and a trail guide. In the past we have always had other people in our group. We were pleased to find this out. Since it was a 4,000 acre ranch and we had made plans short notice, he was unable to locate the horses. We did not stress though, because we are on vacation. We just changed gears today and will return on Wednesday for the horse ride.

On our way back we saw a lot of Pronghorn. We later learned that this is the fastest animal in North America.

We stopped at the visitor's center at Wilkerson Pass. This is a view from the center.

Katelyn enjoyed reading their informational boards.

We stopped and had lunch at The Hungry Bear in Woodland Park. $42 plus tip and our bellies are now full and wallet empty. LOL

Then we headed into Manitou Springs and did some shopping. This used to be my absolute favorite place to shop in Colorado, but times are changing. We made a quick run through the stores we wanted to see, and then we stopped for a treat of Ice Cream. YUMMY!!

We still had a little bit of time to kill before going to The Flying W Ranch for dinner. We ran down into Old Colorado City and did a little more shopping.

On our way to The Flying W Ranch, we made another stop at the Garden Of The Gods Visitor Center. The kids wanted their picture taken with the Bobcat

Here's Katelyn with a Turkey.......Being a Turkey.

Here are the kiddos with a Mountain Lion. This was the whole reason for the stop. Last time we were here, Katelyn wanted her picture taken with the Mountain Lion, and it didn't turn out well.

Katelyn wanted a picture with just her and the Mountain Lion.

Can't leave Joe out and his newly purchased Webkinz Eagle, Harley.

Joe is very happy with his purchase.

We finished the night at The Flying W Ranch. We walked around the town and shopped at the shops. Then we had a cowboy dinner and watched the show. It was a good night. This was Joe's pick for our vacation To Do List.

Horse Thief Falls

An old railroad tunnel near the trailhead.

We have started our climb.

We are walking straight up!

Dad with his walking stick that Joe found.

Joe with his walking stick.

We are still going up.

Joe was willing to stop for a photo.

Katelyn is ready to turn around and give up. LOL

Our first creek crossing. It was so tiny it was easy to jump, but not my kids, they walked straight through it.

We are still going up!!

The kids see SNOW!! They are excited now!

Katelyn says the hike is worth it now.

SNOW!!

More snow!

These are the main falls, and part of them are still snow packed.

The pictures do not do this place justice. It was awesome!

The kids were happy to just chip away at the snow.

Starting to make our way back down.

Snow!

We're still going the right way!!

My hiking gang!

We made it!!