Monday, May 24, 2010

Top of the Rockies

This weekend, as promised, we drove into the mountains. The weather was perfect, and we took advantage of the situation to do a scenic loop from Vail to Leadville to Copper Mountain. It was gorgeous, the perfect reminder of how beautiful the Rockies are, how beautiful this state is, how lucky we are to live here (full set here).


Oh, and it turns out that our AC is only half broken. As in, it doesn't work on the driver's side, but it does work on the passenger side. Good news/bad news? I don't know. We still need to have our mechanic look at it, I suppose. In the meantime this explains why we kept saying to each other that we thought something was up with the AC, and the other would never agree.


The dog had fun too. But then, she usually does.


They say when you're from Colorado the mountains are in your blood. What I want to know is, what about when you're not from Colorado? How long does it take for them to get into your blood? Because I'm starting to think the Rockies are there in mine.


Really, a two-hour loop at 10,000 feet is all it takes to get rid of a minor case of the grumps.

12 comments:

  1. Nice pics! I think I'd make sure I wasn't driving when it was hot. lol

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  2. Awesome pictures! Man you make me miss CO so much!

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  3. So beautiful! This makes me want to take a road trip up to Colorado. I've always loved the mountains.

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  4. oh i LOVE that first photo of you guys! and maaaaan it's a gorgeous place. i haven't been to CO in about 5 years now... i'm feeling the pull!

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  5. Gosh, it's gorgeous. I think I'd kind of like to live in the Rockies too. Stunning!

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  6. What an amazing trip! I should probably refer to this post anytime I get the grumps, given I don't have the mountains in my backyard!

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  7. I need to get up in them mountains.

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  8. Gorgeous! It's so true about the mountains being able to take away the grumps. Or any spectacular scenery, really.

    I can just picture the scene between the two of you arguing about the AC working/not working. Too funny!

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  9. So gorgeous! My husband was born in Denver. I know he still misses the mountains terribly.

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  10. The Rockies are definitely gorgeous. And the photographer (you or Torsten, I assume) did a great job.

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