Colorado - Nostalgia Tour
Colorado Vacation - August 2019
Visiting the old vacation spots - family and friends. Here's our itinerary.
Overview of travel and sites -
First Day: August 1, 2019
Travel Home to Durango
Durango
- BnB - Trimble Spa
- Vallecito Hike - MAP
- Dinner in Durango - Funky downtown food trucks and live music
Durango - Vallecito Reservoir and Campground
Eagle, Colorado
Via Silverton and Leadville
Anniversary dinner in Eagle
Leadville
Windsor, Colorado
Visit Dale and Susan Kemp
Through Rocky Mountain National Park; the at the Kemps - Vonnie and Greg join us for dinner on the deck, overlooking the 5th hole on the golf course.
Dale and Susan Kemp's new Windsor Residence
Rocky Mountain National Park (@12,000')
Evergreen, Colorado
Visit Dave and Linda Roark
Lunch at Keys on the Green; drive by Philip and Janet Yancey's Evergreen home.
Windsor to Evergreen
Black Hawk, Colorado
Visit David Grimm
The Grimm's Mountain home - visit The School of Mines where David is an adjunct professor.
Evergreen to Blackhawk
Frisco, Colorado
Memories of Frisco
Vacation with Shafers circa 1987; Met Ron Mahurin; writing home of Philip Yancey; Dillon Lake bike ride; Frisco Museum
Fort Collins, Colorado
Visit Vonnie and Greg Michels
Anniversary Dinner; 18 holes in Windsor, rafting through Poudre Canyon (Anniversary gift from Vonnie and Greg); Sculpture in the Park with Angela Mia de la Vega
Rafting down the Poudre River Canyon
Loveland, Colorado
Sculpture in the Park
Sculpture in the Park with Angela Mia de la Vega
Return to Rosena Ranch, California
From Fort Collins to Green River; then home with a stop in Cedar City
Two days on the road - 1,024 miles. Sunday 7 hours. Monday, 10 hours.
Interactive Map
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