While my youngest daughter was on a mission trip and my oldest daughter is at college for the summer, my husband and I went on a vacation by ourselves! This is our first summer vacation without our girls! We spent a week in Colorado Spring, CO.
We didn't have anything planned on any time frame other than our pre-purchased tickets to the summit of Pike's Peak, so we just decided each day what we wanted to do for the day. There is so much to do there that we still didn't do everything.
I will say we did a lot of walking, some hiking and did a bunch of stairs....the only time we even used an elevator was our last night there and needed to get our luggage up to our hotel room, (we camped the rest of the time). My husband decided about 4 months ago to really start getting healthy again and so we were both able to thoroughly enjoy ourselves.
We visited Garden of the Gods to watch the sunrise and then hiked around through the park. It was beautiful at that time of day...quiet, cool and not busy. Seven Falls had a beautiful waterfall, but to get to the top, you had to walk up a few stairs....224 to be exact. And we did every one of them! Then we took the other 185 to the lookout tower and we hiked a 1/2 mile trail in between! Pike's Peak Cog Railway to the top was a beautiful view. The last time I took it, I was 7 years old! Guess what, it was the same trains. At 14,110 feet, air is light at the summit of Pike's Peak and you must be careful to not over exert yourself and pass out. We paced ourselves and enjoyed the panoramic views, took the infamous picture with the summit sign and each had one of the World Famous Summit Donuts. Neither of us got sick, light headed or dizzy. Yeah!!!!
We enjoyed many of the restaurants in and around Manitou Springs, visited many of the local shops and had fun playing arcades at the penny arcades. We took a day trip to Cripple Creek and Victor, (some old mining towns), and then over to Florissant to see the petrified redwoods. We also climbed around and through Manitou Springs Cliff Dwellings and museum.
The one thing we didn't get to do that my husband had planned for us was a sunrise hot air balloon ride. The first morning we were scheduled, the wind didn't cooperate, the second morning we were scheduled, we got there and they were missing equipment needed to attach the basket to the balloon...BOO!
I was so glad we took this trip together and we were able to enjoy it without having to stop and catch our breath, worry about weight requirements or if we could even physically do the things we wanted. I know I felt like a kid again enjoying things I hadn't been able to for many years. Can't wait til our next adventure.....
Until next time,
Lisa B.
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