The 2016 family vacation was full of new and old favorites.
We started the journey by going to Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Spa and Resort. Wow, what a beautiful place Mt. Princeton is! We throughly enjoyed our cliffside room, hot spring heated pools, and the 400 foot waterslide!
The highlight of our time in Mt. Princeton was a family horseback ride through trails around the base of the mountain. Grace and Charis LOVED riding through creeks and up and down the hills. They even said they liked it better than our white water rafting trip last year, and hope to take a longer ride sometime soon.
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| Scott and Hildago, Sarah and Apache, Grace and Tuxedo, Charis and Amigo |
After riding we spent more time exploring the Hot Springs and found a beautiful meadow and some ice-cream.
Next stop, TIN CUP Co.
The next leg of travel took us to the Moose Creek cabin in Tin Cup. Here we met up dear friends the Gietzen and Arnold families. We spent the week checking out the ATV trails in the Rocky Mountains. Each day was full of beautiful views, and new adventures.
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| Inside the Moose Creek Cabin We learned this year it is up for sale, so this is our last summer with this cabin |
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| Gearing up for our ride. |
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| Josh, Elise, and Ty |
Riding up Napoleon Pass we stopped to explore a few old mining cabins.
Traditional stop at the ghost town of St. Elmo to feed the chipmunks and squirrels
Overall the weather on the trails was much warmer than last year. However, we did need to bundle up on top of the mountain passes. (Napoleon Pass 12,050 ft)
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| Paul and April Gietzen |
This was Ty's first trip to Colorado and he wanted to see snow in July. So while stopped at Tin Cup Pass Josh, Ty, Charis and I HIKED up to play in the snow. This was pretty good hike considering we were already over 12,154 foot about sea level.
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| Look in the background, you can see the ATVs where we were parked... and all of the people who did not hike with us... |
One of the best parts of our travel adventures is spending time with our friends. Whether sharing a meal, roasting marshmallows, playing games, or shopping in the towns we visit, enjoying these times with Geizten and Arnold make it even more special.
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| Josh and the kids checking out a mine. |
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| Everyone participated in the Farkle tournament. The girls and Ty put together a bracket and the kids took on the adults. Grace won the tournament and brought home the grand prize, a red light up ATV whip which was provided by Robert Geitzen. |
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