Jacob and Astrid in Colorado

Jacob and Astrid flew into Denver on July 20th and stayed until August 2nd. We had a wonderful time. The first morning at Cottonwood Cove, we woke them up early and went to the mountains with our friends to cook breakfast. It was delicious.

After breakfast, Jacob and Astrid walked in the Aspens to find a walking stick. We took them home and peeled off the bark.

In May when we first arrived at Cottonwood Cove, we took a trip to Clear Creek falls. You can see the snow on the mountains in the background. We took Astrid and Jake there. It is a long way down!

The kids got to ride horses three times while they were here. They are naturals. Jacob's favorite horse is Audie. If you notice how confortable Mike and the kids look on their horses, then look at me. Ronnie, a retired fire chief from Louisanna, took us on a ride up in the mountains. It was beautiful. You can see our camp ground in the back ground.

The Rio Grande River runs along one side of Cottonwood Cove. The Rio Grande begins about 15 miles north of Creede and is the third longest river in the United States going along the Texas/Mexico border. We had a perfect day to raft down the river. The kids did a great job rowing.

North of Creede are mining camps from years ago. They are not being mined at this time. The kids panned for gold, silver and copper in the stream below the mine.

On the way to Denver to take the kids to the airport, we stopped at the Great Sand Dunes outside of Alamosa, Colorado. It was quite amazing. The dunes are said to be the highest in Northern America. Flat lands are on the south and the dunes rest against a mountain range. There is a stream between the desert like land and the dunes that you have to cross. In the spring there is a lot more water. The sand was 140 degrees and very hot to walk on. It was nice to soak our feet in the wet sandy stream.

We had a great time with the Grandkids. Jacob and Astrid had a great time too.