August 2012:
Grand Junction: Anne & Josh had moved to Grand Junction in June and I was anxious to see their new life. I spent a couple of days with them in GJ, a town where the numbered street names indicate the distance from the Utah border. 27 1/4 Street, 27 1/2 Street, 27 Street, etc. I've never seen that before! GJ has a cute downtown area with some nice restaurants and a cool vibe. Josh was nice enough to take me up in his plane.
Me & Anne next to Josh's plane, pre-flight
I was, as you can imagine, very helpful
What's our vector, Victor?
View to the West from the plane
View to the East
Glenwood Springs: GS is a town that I have been going to since I can remember. My family has always had a special connection with this little place 2 hours west of Denver. The drive though the canyon is lovely, passing a half a dozen ski resorts along the way, and whether you visit in summer or winter, it's really fun.
The main hot springs in town consists of two large pools, one about twice the size of the other with a hydrotube at the end. The hot pool is the smaller and is about 102 degres F; there are these bubble chairs that still take only quarters for 5 minutes of jets. The larger "cool" pool is probably in the 80s and is a nice break from the heat. Swimming laps there is strange... too warm to really swim in my opinion (I got a bit sick). I remember being small and having my dad throw me up in the air and splash down in the pool... I loved that. The best, I think, is when you go in the winter and it's so steamy you can hardly see the hand in front of your face.
View of Glenwood Canyon...
...and the surrounding mountains
Iron Mountain
George, me and Mom in the caves
The caves were really fun!
Me & George on a hot day in Glenwood
Mom & me at the theme park on top of the mountain
I hadn't gone rafting in so long... I forgot how much I love this!
