Winter Break 2.

We slept in till about 8am in Glenwood.
After that, it was washing up, packing up and hitting the road bound for our final destination. The trip from GS to Denver was very scenic. The Rockies really are spectacular to view. Best of all, you could see all the world-class ski areas from the highway.
And the HOUSES!!! Sheesh. Some folks have too much money.

Just before the big Eisenhower Tunnel was a little burg called Silverthorne. We stopped there for lunch at the Village Inn. It's kind of like a "Denny's."





Finally, we went through the Eisenhower Tunnel and onto the eastern faces of the Rockies. This thing's a monster! Over a mile long and with it's own ventilation system. No wonder it was so spooky in The Stand.





After a couple of hours on the road, we finally made it to our new home for the next week:










Our first stop was at the home of Lisa's Aunt and Uncle. They were great hosts, eager to offer a warm chair and a cold beer after the long trip. Whew!








It's always nice to unwind after an exceptionally long road trip.
I think everyone was glad to be out of the car.

But as usual with our monkeys; once they were loose, it was on with the shenanigans.




Vince took it upon himself to jump-test all of the beds.
What a guy.







Amy couldn't get enough of poor Shadow, the dog.
She was a little rough at first, so we had to find a fake dog for her to practice on.






Ha! Perfect. Amy loved this little statuette. She kept patting it and saying "Dog" and "Woof, woof." Too cute.







Having passed her doggy quals, Baby-girl was eager to get in there with the Real McCoy. I think Shadow still had some reservations about the vetting process.






After a quick dinner, we went out for a tour of the city lights.
The city was in full color.

This is the old electric company building.





This is the Denver Municipal Building.
It was coincidence that this year was Denver's 150 year anniversary. Wow. Ain't it pretty?






Here's the state capital. Can you believe that the whole area of the dome is gold-leafed?







Being a railroad family, it was only natural for us to drive past Union Station. I'm glad we did, too. Look at those lights!







Yeah, the lights were nice. But we were all very glad to get back to the hotel and into our pj's.

I'm sure glad that the drive's over. Now it's on with the vacation!