Our last stop took us from sunny 80 degree days to below freezing and snowing 15 inches. Welcome to Fort Collins, CO! Actually the weather was a bit out of season for them as well but provided us a beautiful view of the city under a blanket of white.
Schools, along with almost everything else, was canceled on the day of the big snow dump and every hill held this same scene of families sledding. This hill in particular was one of the more popular ones because it was at the base of the mountain range and had both steepness and a breathtaking view.
Here I am freezing in order to capture the moment. Notice that despite my best efforts there was no way for me to button my jacket all the way down and so my belly was constantly playing peek-a-boo. One button was the best I could do at the time... not sure if I would even get that much accomplished today!
After exploring Fort Collins we headed down to Denver to stay the night before our flight back home the next day. We spoiled ourselves a bit by staying in a beautiful, historic hotel in the city called the Brown Palace. It was so lovely and made perfect by the fact that when we checked in the lobby was filled with women sharing a fancy traditional high tea. There was one family of grandmother, mother, and ~10 year old daughter that caught my eye and got me excitedly dreaming about the future!
Sadly, by this point in our trip our camera ran out of batteries so we weren't able take pictures. Instead we had a yummy dinner and saw the play 'A Prayer of Owen Meany' that the movie 'Simon Birch' is based off. It was the perfect end to a wonderful trip!
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