Rocky Mountain National Park

I still haven't even began to edit the massive amounts of beautiful pictures I took on this vacation, but at least I can share a few with you that seem to stand out as some of my favorites.

My sister thought it would be nice to take us to see the Rocky Mountains while we were visiting. It was a perfect day. The entire drive up the mountain was gorgeous. It was just on the brink of rain for most of the drive, which leaves beautiful fluffy clouds. We did get a little bit of rain on the drive there, but mostly just had to deal with a bit of chill. We saw some pretty cool animals too. This first picture is of a Marmot. I had no idea what a marmot was until I met this guy. They're pretty friendly little dudes. I was able to get pretty close to him. I think he was hoping we'd throw him some food. The ground squirrels were extremely tame. They were eating right out of our hands. The Elk didn't mind us getting near them either. They just continued to graze while bunches of people were getting closer and closer to take a look and a picture. I found it fascinating that all the bulls were hanging out on one side of the mountain, and the does were on the other.

By the time we were ready to go home, the clouds were below us. We had ventured more than 11,000 ft. up the mountains. It was really cool seeing the clouds bellow over the mountain tops, by this time we were seeing just the tips of the mountains peeking through holes in the clouds.

This was a wonderful experience getting to see such a beautiful place right here in the good old U.S.A. I highly recommend going to see this park to anyone visiting Colorado...

My Sister's Family

I just had to post one more picture. This is my Sister Kendall and brother-in-law Jay. From left to right are the kids Elena, Natasha, Kenny, Zach, Ruslan and Sasha. I love this picture of them. They are very difficult to get all together. Very active family, between Gymnastic lessons, piano lessons, swimming team, Tae-Kwon-Do, Work etc... etc... etc... it's a wonder they are ever all together. So I really love this portrait on the top of the Rocky Mountains. It shows the love this family has. I had such a wonderful time visiting them. The kids are awesome, and I wish we could live closer to see them more. I really appreciate the little time I get to be with them...

Time

My sister Kendall and Brother-in-law Jay

My Nephew Kenny and Bella

Snake River Canyon in Twin Falls City Idaho

Arrival in Colorado

Deborah and I at Snake River Canyon. My 6 year old took this picture. He did a pretty good job.

I have so many beautiful pictures to post, but alas time is short. I must go fishing today. Can't just sit around and play on the computer all day. I haven't even uploaded the pictures off of my camera from the Yellowstone National Park yet. Here are just a couple from the trip to Colorado and fun time with the family in Rocky Mtn. National Park.

Return from Colorado

Hey there everyone. Well we made it back safe and sound. My intention was to post regularly about my trip, but it was so full and action packed that I never had time to post anything. I am so excited to go through my pictures. We went to the Rocky Mountain National Forest in Colorado, and went through the Yellowstone National Park on the way home. We were lucky enough to see, up close and personal, Elk, Black Bears, Bison, Deer, Marmot and chipmunks. One chipmunk even sat on my lap without any enticing. It was a very fun trip, and I can't wait to share some of the pictures from it with you.

Colorado Road Trip

I am on vacation with my kids and my friend Deborah right now. Originally we were taking a road trip down the Oregon coast to California to visit my family, but our plans changed the day before we were supposed to leave. Instead we took a long trip to Colorado to visit my sister, whom has 6 children, (5 of which are adopted). The adventure has begun. We stayed our first night in a Oregon at a Hot Lake RV campground, which was very nice. I could have lived without the mosquito's though. There was a nice warm swimming pool we got to go swimming in right before we went to bed. The kids loved sleeping in the tent. The next morning we drove to Twin Falls Idaho. I never knew there was such a beautiful canyon and waterfall there. It's considered the Niagara Falls of Idaho. It was amazing. We unfortunately weren't there at the key light hour to get those amazing photos, but the view was breathtaking none the less. It was definitely worth the stop. We decided to truck all the way through the next day to Colorado. Utah had amazing rock formations like I've never seen before and Wyoming was so vast... I only wish I had more time to stop and enjoy more of the scenery.

We're now in Fort Collins visiting the family. Enjoying the company of my sister, brother-in-law, and 6 nieces and nephews. We've been doing lots of swimming, and horseback riding, and today we'll be going hiking. I'll try to continue posting pictures if I can. We'll be heading back through Yellowstone National Park next Wednesday. I can't wait to see it.