After a somewhat restful sleep at Lake Dillon, we got up and headed out. I slept ok, but Brian was worried about me, so he didn’t sleep very good. Anyways when we woke, the temp had to be near 40 degrees and tearing down camp became very cold on our hands.
In our haste the night before, Brian accidentally spilled what coffee grounds we had, so we had no coffee to help warm us up until we got to a gas station. After fueling the car and our tummies with hot coffee, it was time to adventure on back home. My breathing went back to normal and the wheezing had stopped-but I still felt low key and low energy-but I wasn’t going to give in.
As we headed westbound on I-70 the temps slowly warmed up. It was time to shed the jogging outfits and put on shorts, and finally put more than coffee into our bellies, oh and of course-feed Leah.
We made a stop at a rest area that also was the entrance to the Hanging Lake Trail. We had all good intentions of hiking on this trail. However, first sign we saw said no dogs allowed on the trail! Well that sucked, for we obviously could not leave her in the car either! So the trail would have to wait for another time….We do understand why and the reasoning why dogs are not allowed on the trail, and therefore will by by the rules.
So back on the Interstate heading homeward bounds. Next rest stop and pull off was fascinating to us. We discovered where they put in for rafting on the Colorado River and was fun to watch them get ready to head down the river. This was called Grizzly Creel Rest Stop.
We had to laugh at this one poor guide. He was trying to get those on the right side of the raft to start paddling-and all they wanted to do was wave at us while I took their pictures. The river guide had to do everything from keeping them from going in constant circle with no help from his crew mate! It was funny, and they did finally headed downriver-in the right direction.
Next stop was back to Rifle where we picked up a pizza and headed towards Rifle Gap to rest and eat. After a rest, we headed to Rifle Falls where we finally was able to hike a little and even taken our little girl with us.
Wished we would have grabbed our flashlights our of the car. We knew there were some caves, but not sure how far they really went in and without flashlights and having Leah with us-we didn’t explore any farther than the entrance to the caves.
After walking a while, I was once again feeling not so good and it was just time to head back home. I think with the elevation I may have developed a sinus infection. We will do this trip again, when we have more time to allow are bodies to adjust to the elevation. It’s trip well worth and hope that others enjoy the beauties of the Rockies as we sure did!
In our haste the night before, Brian accidentally spilled what coffee grounds we had, so we had no coffee to help warm us up until we got to a gas station. After fueling the car and our tummies with hot coffee, it was time to adventure on back home. My breathing went back to normal and the wheezing had stopped-but I still felt low key and low energy-but I wasn’t going to give in.
As we headed westbound on I-70 the temps slowly warmed up. It was time to shed the jogging outfits and put on shorts, and finally put more than coffee into our bellies, oh and of course-feed Leah.
We made a stop at a rest area that also was the entrance to the Hanging Lake Trail. We had all good intentions of hiking on this trail. However, first sign we saw said no dogs allowed on the trail! Well that sucked, for we obviously could not leave her in the car either! So the trail would have to wait for another time….We do understand why and the reasoning why dogs are not allowed on the trail, and therefore will by by the rules.
So back on the Interstate heading homeward bounds. Next rest stop and pull off was fascinating to us. We discovered where they put in for rafting on the Colorado River and was fun to watch them get ready to head down the river. This was called Grizzly Creel Rest Stop.
We had to laugh at this one poor guide. He was trying to get those on the right side of the raft to start paddling-and all they wanted to do was wave at us while I took their pictures. The river guide had to do everything from keeping them from going in constant circle with no help from his crew mate! It was funny, and they did finally headed downriver-in the right direction.
Next stop was back to Rifle where we picked up a pizza and headed towards Rifle Gap to rest and eat. After a rest, we headed to Rifle Falls where we finally was able to hike a little and even taken our little girl with us.
Wished we would have grabbed our flashlights our of the car. We knew there were some caves, but not sure how far they really went in and without flashlights and having Leah with us-we didn’t explore any farther than the entrance to the caves.
After walking a while, I was once again feeling not so good and it was just time to head back home. I think with the elevation I may have developed a sinus infection. We will do this trip again, when we have more time to allow are bodies to adjust to the elevation. It’s trip well worth and hope that others enjoy the beauties of the Rockies as we sure did!
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