Traveling with the Munschs: Colorado pictures

Ahh the cool air of the Rocky Mountains. It was glorious getting away from the heat. We felt great and spirits were instantly rejuvenated We made the right decision leaving the miserable desert behind us. The temperatures were in the 80's and it felt great. We had thought we were closer to Estes Park by the Rocky Mountain National Park but we were actually on the other side by Steamboat Springs on the western slope. An area of the country I didn't know existed but was a wonderful surprise. Huge rolling green hills/mountains made me think more than once about the Sound of Music. I don't remember much about the Sound of Music but I remember something about green hills. Anyway we stayed at and Stagecoach State Park which is on a reservoir about 20 miles outside of Steamboat. Of course one of the first things we did after making camp was walk down to the swimming beach and go for a swim. Getting into a freezing cold mountain lake made us feel right at home, well not home home but our new on the road for a month home. We filled our extra two days going horseback riding and swimming in the hot springs. Everyone but me enjoyed the horseback riding... if I never get on a horse again it's all fine and good with me. When we got to our originally planned 2 days the highlight was our planned white water rafting trip. We did a half day tour with Mad Adventures, it was great we all wished we had done the full day instead of just the half day trip. Lucas was a little frightened, we had told him it would be all class 1 and class 2 rapids but when the guide said it was class 2 and class 3 he wasn't all that happy with us. But he had a great time and was probably the most bummed out when it was over. Marcus and I took a swim in the Colorado and we all go to go cliff jumping, the kids was only about a 3 foot jump but ours was about 20 (We have rafting pictures just can't find them at the moment).