Thursday, July 29, 2021

Wulff's Trip to CO

Eating waffles, the obligatory breakfast meal when you come to the CO Litwillers


Hike in the wooded Round Mountain Trail in the Roosevelt National Forest

Hot and tired


Hot

Miniature golf in town while waiting to get a table

Estes


We entered the Rocky Mountain National Park through the Fall River Entrance and then stopped for a short, easy walk to the waterfall at the Alluvian Fan.  The falls were bracketed by giant boulders, which some people climbed to get all the way to the top. The kids were eager to get climbing, so we made it up about half way, until we got to a little shaded nook. We had lunch there and then turned back around. 






We drove further into the park and stopped for a little meander into the woods at Beaver Points




Then we got back into our cars and drove way up the mountain to Forest Canyon, which was absolutely amazing. Very little grows at that altitude (tundra), and the air feels crisp, thin, and clear. We could see all around for miles




Staring at a marmot that was not 4 feet away


Back to the Fall River Visitor Center

Back to Denver

Cheese fondue night

Saturday, July 10, 2021

Summer trip to Rochester

It was strange being back in Rochester in the summer - the last time we saw it at this time of year was in 2014 - before Mina was born! We decided to fly there and rent a car with enough trunk space to bring whatever we needed to back home to CO. 

Saying goodbye to 2903 Stonegate Ct and all its memories

4821 Winston Lane SW being built

Meeting up with old friends at Forager

Celebrating the missed Christmas of 2020 in July

Celebrating Grandma's 70th birthday, belated

Celebrating all kiddos birthdays, belated

Hanging out at Bamber Valley Elementary

A hotel in Lincoln, on the way back