I've really gotten behind on this blog. A combination of time spent without an internet connection and a busy schedule has kept me away. I'll try to catch up over the next few days.
We left Santa Fe with Mark, Cristin, and Avery on our way to four nights in Colorado Springs. The weather wasn't great. We had rain off and on the whole time with highs in the fifties and sixties. What a change from the 100 plus temperatures we had had in Arizona just a few days before. We stayed in a beautiful state park called Cheyenne Mountain State Park. The park had full hookups (unusual for a state park) and gorgeous 360 degree views of nearby mountains and the city of Colorado Springs below. Unfortunately, the bad weather was accompanied by fog, and we never had a chance to enjoy the view. And although the city supposedly lies in the shadow of Pikes Peak, we never saw it! Rick took this photo of a mule deer from our campground and also captured our view of the mountains on the clearest day that we had.
We spent a fun mostly dry day at the zoo but we were all in sweatshirts and jackets. Avery wasn't too sure about the giraffes and wanted no part of feeding them.
She loved "walking" SiSi, though.
We spent another day at a county park called the Garden of the Gods. It's a lovely area with beautiful red rocks. We took a pretty lame jeep tour of the area which ended in a downpour.
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