Colorado Trip - August, 2012

Don and I spent about a week in Colorado visiting friends in Aurora, Bob and Katie Olsen, spending some time in Colorado Springs, Canon City, and finally in LaJunta vising Bob and Mary Spaid. We started out on a trip on Aug. 16 by going to NW Iowa with intents of going on to Custer, SD, then on to Colorado. I had bronchitis and had to return home after 2 days. I spent most of the next week in bed, then we left again on Aug. 28th. After two days with Bob and Katie Olsen in Aurora, we went to Colorado Springs. We spent the night at Comfort Inn. We visited the North Pole, drove through the Garden of the Gods, and then to Manitou Springs. We drove past the area where several homes burned in the fire earlier this summer. It was so sad to see broken dishes, burned out washers and dryers, etc. just lying in the rubble. There was much clean-up work going on. We could not get another night at our motel, so we went on to Canon Ciy and stayed at the B Motel for a night. We rode on the Royal Gorge Scenic Railroad, then decided to go into the Royal Gorge Park. We rode on the arial tram across the gorge, down the incline railroad, and on the trolley across the Royal Gorge. Then we drove on to LaJunta and visited Bob and Mary Spaid for a couple of days. We enjoyed the fellowship with many friends. Before returning home we had to get some Rocky Ford melons. They had seedless watermelons for $1.00 each for a Labor Day special. The huge canteloupe were about $1.10 each. So of course we had to buy several for friends and relatives. We arrived home about 6:00 p.m. on Labor Day.