I got rid of my travel jacket that you will see in every picture I take before starting a vacation. She, however has the denim jacket on, as always!

There is a Mt. Harvard and Mt. Yale too!! We got very high winds!

One of the most obedient Great Dane you can come across!!

True to Coloradans, there was a lot of outdoor activities going on!

Sitting by River Arkansas and just lazing around in the sun. Great view of the Tenderfoot Mountain – also called the S-Mountain for the huge concrete “S” built there (for Salida). We could see folks up there making preparations for this evening’s fireworks.

Roger’s new Bronco!

See if you can detect a natural feature in the foreground. It looks like a natural wall that goes all along the picture. We had two of these on either side. Almost looks like the edge of plateaus. Shauna told me those are called “Mesa”s. Which makes sense since Mesa in Spanish means a table.

That is Mt. Antero in front of us.

Imposing in size. The following description is taken from the Denver Gazette…

“Strikingly white, the Chalk Cliffs are among Colorado’s most unique natural wonders. Not actually chalk at all, a soft clay mineral called kaolinite is formed by deposits from the surrounding hot springs. The naturally heated mineral waters that come tumbling down from mountain, seep into the cracks of granite forming the chalky cliffs. This offers another fascinating look into Mother Nature’s sculpturing skills.”

We had to see it from quite a distance

On our way to Vail, we got off the highway to visit this lake we found on the map.

Check out the river way down there, the two levels of roads, the arch of the bridge and if you train your eyes well, you can see the rail road way way down there!

Way way down there, there is a river (you can see) and a railroad (you have to zoom). And people have built houses right on top of those cliffs !!

In 2021, almost on this day, I had sprung a surprise visit to our other Roy family in Dallas who were vacationing outside Vail celebrating Anannya’s 50th birthday. I had spent some time with them in the Village. Had told Sharmila that she would like the place and we will go back there someday.

Today was the day!!

it is going “Wheee! This is the fastest I have ever gone!” 🙂

Funny sign, nonetheless!

That picture of Sharmila reflecting on something is actually a reflection on a mirror in the restaurant. If you see the inset on the left top, you can see me taking the picture. I have no idea why I held out my index finger like that.

Switched up to the shorter but steeper and narrower Fireweed Trail

If you can see the highway, that is I-70

We were not at 14,005 feet. We were at 10,300 feet. The peak of the mountain framed within the wooden bars is Mt of the Hole Cross (and 14,005 feet high)