Summer Vacation '08

Here are "a few" of my favorite pictures/memories of our summer vacation to Colorado this year.

This is the whole group (from CA, AZ, WI, CO and MN) that met up at YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park and stayed in a huge lodge together!  We all had many laughs, a little sleep, lots of coffee, plenty of meals together and loads of fun!!  I am looking forward to Mt Rushmore or where ever we are meeting next time!!!

This is a far off view of Long's Peak in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.  14 of our guys attempted to hike all the way to the top.  5 made it all the way - 14, 559 feet above sea level!!!!

They started the hike at 3:00AM!

The five who made it! This is right after they got back from their 15 1/2 hour hike! WOW!

Here are the guys sportin' their t-shirts saying they made it to the top (that's Long's Peak in the background).

Bear Lake in Estes Park.

We "hiked" Danny all the way up to Alberta Falls!  That was quite a 2.5 mile jaunt one way!  We had to make our way up and over quite a few obstacles to get there but it was worth it!!

The Summit in the Rockies in Estes Park.

Jeff with his little girl, Suzie Q.

Dan could never have done all of this hiking on his arm crutches last year!  He had so much fun splashing through the water with all his buddies.  It was great!!

Bee and I

We headed to Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs with all the cousins.  What a fun day!

Invesco Field - where the Broncos play!

All the cousins from Jeff's side of the family.  They had a great time together.

Grandpa Win on his "retro" bike that he rides for 1/2 hour every morning.  Jake liked taking a spin with him each morning (Jake's bike looked a lot like G. Win's, only Jake's had a basket on it - hee hee  ).

                            Here's the family at Mt. Rushmore.  We just love that place!

I can't wait until our next vacation - making more family memories!