The Adventures Continue

This month's adventures took place in Colorado. First, we went to Karla & Jason's cabin near Fairplay. We went sledding on a former ski hill, which was a blast; I think the last time I went sledding was in college. Sadly, we only have a photo of G.Nome and I; nobody had a camera out when I accidentally steered toward a ski jump made of snow and achieved vertical lift. After an hour of Extreme Sledding, I was fortunate enough to walk away with only a minor thumb injury.


Next it was on to Rifle and Glenwood Springs. Chris and I took a cave tour, which was very cool, with lots of beautiful formations. My previous underground experience was in mines (copper, which I was too young to remember, and salt, which was beautiful), so this was something new. I've been promised a more hardcore cave excursion in the future - more horizontal touring than upright!


We also went on the Canyon Flyer, which was basically an alpine slide but on rails, like a one-person roller coaster. It was AMAZING. The first time down, I braked a little on the curves, where I felt I was going to fly off. The second time, I was a brakeless daredevil!!!

Hopefully I will go back to Colorado, especially Glenwood, for future adventures. There's a beautiful bike trail there I'd like to check out. And I'd love to see a more exotic wild animal than the geese and chipmunks I spotted on this trip!