Last summer I was able to take a week vacation over the 4th of July out to Colorado. I was so excited to be able to see the beauty that Colorado possesses. I had heard from many people just how beautiful it truly is. To talk about all of the beautiful things I saw is nearly impossible. First of all, it would take forever to write and second of all, words cannot describe its majesty. I will however do the best I can to summarize with words and pictures.
It's amazing after such a boring drive through Iowa and Nebraska, how the landscape butterflies into something so breathtaking. When we got to Colorado There are literally mountains 360 degrees around you. Everywhere you turn there are new lines and curves of mountains. My jaw dropped when we arrived. I couldn't even express my emotions because I was speechless. My emotions, however, had to
be dripping from my face.
Our first stop on our Colorado excursion was Breckenridge. Breckenridge is the place to go if skiing is your thing. I am glad that we went in the summer when there was no snow, because skiing is definitely NOT my thing. There isn't a whole lot to do in Breckenridge in the summer, but just to stare out your cabin window is enough to get you through a couple days. We were fortunate enough to do a few things while we were there. One of the days we were there we got to go horseback riding through the mountains and the ski slopes. Now here's the thing about horseback riding in the mountains, horses have minds of their own and at some points were were at the edge of the mountain and could see TOO far down. I am not great with heights.
I actually get a little lightheaded and feel like I'm going to faint. Luckily, my horse was pretty good for the most part and there were only a few times when he wanted steer off course.
This is a view from our cabin/condo in Breckenridge.Our next stop in Colorado was Denver. It was so crazy to go from Breckenridge to Denver because the change in weather was tremendous. In Breckenridge it was in the mid to high 60's the entire time we were there and when we got to Denver it was almost 100 degrees. Denver isn't too far from Breckenridge but the change in altitude is so different that the temperature changes that much. Denver is a really cool city. It was awesome to go to downtown Denver and still be able to see the mountains. I felt like I were still a part of nature even though there are buildings all around me. I love nature, so that was really intriguing to me. I unfortunately don't have any pictures of downtown Denver because an ex-boyfriend was in the pictures with me, and in my anger deleted all of them.
Colorado was an amazing travel experience. I felt so much more in tune with myself being surrounded by the beauty of nature out there. If anyone has an opportunity to go out west, take the time to visit Colorado for awhile. It is well worth it. Some advice for travelers who have never been out there: Take medicine for headaches and migraines because the altitude will make you sick, and take lots of lotion and moisturizers because your skin will dry out faster than you can imagine. Eye drops are good to have too. My eyes were bloodshot for the entire week. Oh and one more thing, I run two to three miles everyday, and I couldn't even make it a mile out there. Prepare yourselves for an adventure you will never forget. Below are some pictures I took out there.
I loved this post! I went to western Montana last summer and truly found the same breathtaking awe in the beauty of the Rocky Mountains. It was so wonderful to read about your experience and see the pictures!
ReplyDeleteI really, really loved this blog.. The pictures are beautiful and they make you want to take a vacation.. But i know after reading your blog post that all vacatiions arent bad and that you can have fun and use a break sometimes it wont hurt.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures! I love mountains and water, so I especially liked the last pic with the mountains in the background. Another place to go for some breathtaking nature views is Washington State. I used to live on Whidby Island, and the views from the ferry with ocean on one side, forest and mountains on another, with sea lions frolicking beside the boat...it's one of my favorites places to be on Earth.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! The pictures are wonderful, and going out West becomes more appealing everytime I see pictures and hear more about it. I have never been to Colorado, but that is a definite place on my list to visit. Do you think you could see yourself living there one day? It was interesting to read about the temperature change. I have a friend that has family out in Utah, and she said you can see snow in the mountains, but it could be 70 degrees in the valley, and it seems like it was the same in Colorado. Again great post, and I loved all of the pictures.
ReplyDeleteI would absolutely love to get out west, especially that part of the country. I have been out to California, and I hated it. I always tell myself that I am going to get myself out there with friends, but with the busy lives that everyone has, it is nearly impossible. I have heard that Denver is an awesome place. One of my good friends goes to school out there and I sometimes do not believe her when she tells me that it is in the 70's and its a wopping 40 something here. I guess when I hear of Colorado, I think of ice caped mountains and cool temps all year round, but not the case. I definently need to get myself out there.
ReplyDeleteLoved the pictures also. Makes me want to go even more!
My dad has always wanted to take my sister and I out to Colorado, but we have always given him a hard time about it because we are more beach people. However, your pictures are very pretty and it looks like it could be a great vacation and maybe even a nice change of pace!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you all liked this post. I honestly thought before going out there that the trip was going to be boring. It was totally the opposite. There is a lot of inspiration out there. I came back home with a lot of ideas and put them all on paper. Sometimes I think if I had that kind of inspiration here I would do better in this class and maybe even manage to get an A.
ReplyDeleteThis post does a great job of explaining how amazing Colorado really is. I have had the opportunity to travel out there quite a few times. It is definitely one of my favorite places to go. I am one of those people who like to go to new places and see new things but honestly going back to Colorado over and over again NEVER gets old. It doesn't matter how many times you look out the same exact window at the same exact mountain peak, there is always something changing and breath-taking to look at. Mackenzie is correct when she says that pictures can't do justice to the scenery out there. I enjoyed reading this post and seeing the pictures.
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