For Jason's Birthday this year I surprised him with a trip to Estes Park Colorado. We went there on our
honeymoon and loved it, so we decided to go back
in the fall this year rather than summer. We had so much
fun, it was such a RELAXING vacation. I can honestly say
this is one of our favorite vacations to date! We started off
planning to go over Rocky Mountain National Park but to
our surprise the road was closed due to 3 foot drifts of SNOW
in the road, so we had to go through Denver instead (added
hour and a half.) There was even snow right out of Steamboat!
I was singing Over the river and through the woods to Estes Park
we go! haha I have to admit I kinda liked seeing all that snow,
knowing I wouldn't come home to it! It felt so Christmasy! In
Estes park it was an average of about 40-55 degrees. It was chilly
but so much fun! I will warn you there are tonz of pictures, I use
this as my journal So I wanted as many pics as I could to remember
this fun trip.
Snow, snow and more snow!
The WHITE mountain in the distance that you
can hardly see was out original path to Estes
Park. :) oops I guess in my planning I should
have checked the weather forecast!
This was the night we got there it was COLD...
Our first stop the next day was of course the
Christmas shops, They sell Christmas decor and
play Christmas music year round! We loved it,
as you made your purchase they would hand you
your bag and say in a cheerful voice MERRY
CHRISTMAS! We actually went there 3 times in
3 days.
They had candied and caramel apples everywhere.
They were So yummy!
Jason and Santa, I've turned him into a Christmas
fanatic just like me! haha
There was the cutest old fashioned candy shop,
right on main street. I was in Heaven!
Cherry Tree was down the mountain on your
way to Fort Collins. It had all homemade ciders,
syrups, candies, Jams, and pies. We sampled
everything from cherry cider to peach to grape,
they were super good!
This is the Silver Moon Inn where we stayed. It is
tucked right off main street in the trees. There is a
river that runs right outside of your room.
Me and Jason at the Spruce House.
They had chairs and swings that lined the river
outside of our hotel. We sat there for a couple of
afternoons and just drank hot cocoa and enjoyed,
the brisk fall air! It was so quite and relaxing.
We had to laugh because we didn't get 1 picture
of us together besides this one that we took our
selves. As we were out side I looked at the people
reading books, napping, and knitting along the
riverside and said, who should we ask to take our
picture the napper or the knitter. haha
We went to the movie theater there it was so old
fashioned. But one thing they had over our theater
is they sold Dippen Dots! Despite the cold weather
we couldn't resist.
All in all it was an amazing trip. We relaxed the
entire vacation. When it was time to go home, we
were sad to leave knowing it would be a few more
years before we would return. If you haven't gone
to Estes Park GO! It is a vacation you won't forget!
~Lindsey
