With prices so low we flew out of College Station airport and directly into Colorado Springs. It was our best day of travel yet! We left Thursday night (after I worked during the day) and landed in Colorado Springs in checked into our airport Cheyenne Mountain Resort after 9:00 and went to bed. We also got a surprise visitor that came with us- "Owliver" from the 1st grade class!
Friday morning we woke up and explored the resort because our 'reservation' for the zoo wasn't until later. It was GORGEOUS!! The view from our room was unbeatable!! We made it to the zoo and I can safely say this rates up as one of our top 3 zoos we have visited. It is on the side of the mountain and it has a ski lift that takes you up to the top and brings you back down. We rode it twice! The kids were a little nervous about it at first and didn't laugh when daddy pretended to lean over too far. The view from the top was breathtaking! Our favorite exhibits were the giraffes (we got to see a 5 day old baby), the hippos, the bald eagle, and guinea pigs! Of course no zoo is complete without dippin dots! We were there almost to close and boy did we get our work out!! We got back to the resort and Miles and Jeff played tennis while Mallory and I went to check out the heated pool. We went and picked up a late dinner and found a park to run around at (I don't know how they still had energy!) and then went to bed!
The next morning we checked out of the hotel and headed to Seven Falls. I totally under estimated how much exercise it was going to take to go up all the stairs. It was a scenic walk through canyons to get up to the waterfalls and we got to see all sorts of cute dogs that people were walking. Then we got to the stairs up the waterfalls and that is where I (Liz) almost died. I don't think pictures do it justice- but it was SO narrow and steep! Jeff charged up them with the kids close behind him. I stopped at the halfway platform and contemplated turning around as I felt light headed. However we persevered and we made it to the top! It was BEAUTIFUL!!! We hiked around a little bit at the top and then came down and I had never been so glad to been on the ground.
After that we headed to minature golf. Miles and Mallory rocked it like they always do!
Then we headed to our new rental house. It was an amazing house with the nicest hosts! We got settled in and of course made slime- because who doesn't make slime when in Colorado? Just before it got dark we went for a walk/scooter ride and saw so many deer just hanging out in the neighborhood! Mallory wore her fit bit for the day and we walked just over 7 miles!
The next morning we went sat out on the patio and Miles and I played ladder golf while the deer came up to visit us! We got our water and snacks packed and went to Garden of the Gods. We found a trail called "Siamese Twins" and it was amazing! The kids 'rocked' the hiking and bouldering! They kept telling me they wanted to hike all day! We stopped for lunch at the Garden of the Gods and then headed back to the house because I was exhausted and needed a nap. Of course the kids didn't need a nap so Jeff took them shopping to get Miles a new hoodie jacket he was promised! We packed back up and headed to Manitou Springs. It was a neat town but a cold front was blowing in so we made it a short visit- but of course we had to stop at an old fashion soda shop for ice cream first. Then on the drive home their was one more hiking spot I wanted to stop at- Red Rock Canyon! We made it home and took warm showers and packed our bags because we had an early flight. Then we sat down to the watch the Astros playoff game and played board games. It was the perfect end to a perfect trip!
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