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Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter

2/23/2016

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Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
In December Jeff had a business trip to Colorado, so the rest of us tagged along to enjoy some time in the mountains before my travel ban set in. The altitude of our usual stomping grounds is a bit too high for my nauseated state, so we explored new territory in the Grand Lake area, which borders the western edge of Rocky Mountain National Park. Let me tell you: 8,500 feet feels so much better than 9,500 feet and above.

Lucky for us, one of my sisters and her family live in Denver and joined our adventure. We rented a cute little cabin together, which worked out well...once the neighbor came over to help us thaw the frozen pipes. The girls were quite taken with my nephew, Theo, whose 1st birthday is approaching more quickly than I'd like to believe. (Remember his birth announcement? Wasn't that just yesterday?)

Since downhill skiing wasn't exactly an option for some of us (me) this year, we spent the weekend snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, hiking and building snow forts. And drinking a lot of coffee. And eating a morning-long brunch at the legendary Fat Cat Cafe, where the cinnamon rolls sit firmly on the entree table, not the dessert table, so they don't count as treats. My only regret of the trip was not capturing a photo of the brilliant red fox we watched bounding through the snow outside the cabin one morning.

We might try to squeeze in another day trip or two this winter—a beach visit, perhaps—but mostly I'm hunkering down now, fixing up the nursery and trying to accomplish those challenging tasks like taking a full breath and fitting food into my stomach.
Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
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Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Adventures: Rocky Mountain winter. (Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) By Calm Cradle Photo & Design
I took most of these photos with my iPhone.

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