I finally sorted through pictures from our Memorial Day road trip and weekend. Thursday afternoon we headed out, we stopped in Leadville for dinner on our way to Salida for the night. Friday we went to Great Sand Dunes National Park, hiked up the dunes, drove part of the Medano Pass, and had a picnic in the truck for lunch. The Sand Dunes were kinda cool, but after a dry winter there was no water at the bottom, usually it’s a little lake you can swim in for a couple months at the beginning of summer. When we got back to Salida we had dinner overlooking the river and the kayak park, then to a party in the park and some ice cream for desert. Saturday we drove from Salida to the Royal Gorge Bridge and then headed back home from there. I can’t say I’d recommend the Royal Gorge Bridge, it’s in my son’s Goodnight Colorado book so thought we would take him to see it in person. Once was enough. Sunday was breakfast and to the Boulder Creek fest, while we were there my wife signed up to run the Bolder Boulder. So in the morning on Memorial Day we went to the Bolder Boulder (one of the largest 10K races anywhere, international competition, 45,000 people racing, party atmosphere, its pretty awesome). Then Tuesday we got in a nice hike.
Packing up the truck getting ready to head out.
Almost up the Continental Divide.