Red Rocks Canyon

Red Rocks Canyon is one our favorite hiking areas. It is less crowded than Garden of the Gods and never dissappoints.

Reunions and visits to Ohio

I went home to Ohio for a quick visit with mom and also my 45th high school reunion.  The reunion was very nice and casual and I hadn't seen any of my classmates since graduation - interesting.  Mom kept me busy with lots of small road trips.  We checked out The Tackle Box for perch and walleye, went to The Corner Inn for fried 'mush', New Riegel for ribs, and Jolly Rogers in Port Clinton for walleye and hush puppies. Marble Head  and the lighthouse is always a favorite too.  She said she had never had a 'footlong' so we had a picnic in the park - I think she probably just doesn't remember. Another very simple thing that made her happy was the little Chevy Spark I rented.  Lime green is one of her favorite colors.  We also went to church at the Old Mission Church which was attended by Native Americans. 

Hike flowers

Here are some pics of flowers from our hike on July 4th.  We were trying to go for the red, white, and blue theme.  Arn's on the deck having a dark and stormy after the hike.

4th of July Hike

We finally made it to Cheyenne Mountain State Park on the 4th of July.  We did start out too late on our hike because it was pretty hot!  We did about a 4 mile loop on Cougar's Shadow and Blackmere Trails.  We only saw a couple of other hikers (probably because of the heat and the holiday). We followed the hike with lunch at the Navajo Hogan.  We're still getting some use out of our state park pass.