It's been a wild week or so in the lives of the Wards. We got back from VA, had a weekend at home and a few days to clean up the house again for more renters arriving on July 22nd and staying until July 29th. With this in the plans, we decided to take our friend Kristi up on a camping trip in Crestone, CO.
Stan flew into town a day early, arriving Thursday night. We left Friday for Crestone, located about 3 hours south of Summit County. Arrived at Crestone Campground and found ourselves a campsite, outside a campground located at the bottom of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains and outside the very small town of Crestone. No toilets, water or showers, so we were really roughing it. There were 10 of us total coming from all over...Denver, Steamboat Springs, Aspen, Durango and Dillon.
Friday night we set up camp, ate brisket tacos at the local bar, then chilled around the campfire.
Stan flew into town a day early, arriving Thursday night. We left Friday for Crestone, located about 3 hours south of Summit County. Arrived at Crestone Campground and found ourselves a campsite, outside a campground located at the bottom of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains and outside the very small town of Crestone. No toilets, water or showers, so we were really roughing it. There were 10 of us total coming from all over...Denver, Steamboat Springs, Aspen, Durango and Dillon.
Friday night we set up camp, ate brisket tacos at the local bar, then chilled around the campfire.
Saturday morning after Mary served a delicious breakfast of french toast, we went on a 10 mile round trip hike into the mountains. Our destination was South Crestone lake...3500 vertical feet from where we started. Unfortunately, we missed the mark by about a mile because of a lightening/thunderstorm that hit. A little scary, but we all survived!!
Saturday night Kristi made buffalo burritos for everyone and then we again hung around the campfire...not as late as the night before. Everyone was a little exhausted from the trip.
Sunday morning Stan & Tracy were in charge of breakfast...eggs, bagels & cream cheese, bananas, yogurt and oj (the sausages got water logged in the cooler:(). We broke down camp then, Stan, Tracy & Frisco drove an hour to the Great Sand Dunes of Colorado. After tromping around the Dunes, we started our trip back North. We stopped in Fairplay that night and stayed at the Hands Hotel.
Monday morning we decided to head towards Denver stopping at several State Parks, Red Rocks, driving through the city, then finally arriving at the airport where Tracy & Frisco dropped Stan off and picked up Kelly's friend Colley, who got stranded in Denver on her way back to DC from Laguna Beach. Tracy, Colley and Frisco went to dinner at Bennigans near the airport. We then dropped Colley off at a hotel and headed to Breckenridge to stay with our friend Erica for Monday and Tuesday night. Wednesday Tracy dropped Frisco off at Mark's then headed to the airport for her flight to San Fran to visit Kel.
All in all, it's been a crazy homeless week, but fun. Thanks to Erica for her hospitality!!
Saturday night Kristi made buffalo burritos for everyone and then we again hung around the campfire...not as late as the night before. Everyone was a little exhausted from the trip.
Sunday morning Stan & Tracy were in charge of breakfast...eggs, bagels & cream cheese, bananas, yogurt and oj (the sausages got water logged in the cooler:(). We broke down camp then, Stan, Tracy & Frisco drove an hour to the Great Sand Dunes of Colorado. After tromping around the Dunes, we started our trip back North. We stopped in Fairplay that night and stayed at the Hands Hotel.
Monday morning we decided to head towards Denver stopping at several State Parks, Red Rocks, driving through the city, then finally arriving at the airport where Tracy & Frisco dropped Stan off and picked up Kelly's friend Colley, who got stranded in Denver on her way back to DC from Laguna Beach. Tracy, Colley and Frisco went to dinner at Bennigans near the airport. We then dropped Colley off at a hotel and headed to Breckenridge to stay with our friend Erica for Monday and Tuesday night. Wednesday Tracy dropped Frisco off at Mark's then headed to the airport for her flight to San Fran to visit Kel.
All in all, it's been a crazy homeless week, but fun. Thanks to Erica for her hospitality!!
Enjoy the pix.
Tracy chowing down on Mary's French Toast breakfast.
Stan & Sadie (the yellow lab) enjoying the waterfall in the Sangre De Cristo Mts.
from front to back: Makis, Kristi, Mark, Tracy, Kenny, Kate...almost to the lake...
Tracy reading Trivial Pursuit questions while the dogs rest after the long hike.
The sunset from our campsite.
The group...from left: Frisco, Tracy, Kate, Stan, Mark, Harper (black lab), Noah, Kristi, Sadie (yellow lab), Mary, Taj (black lab), Kenny, Stacy.
Stan showing off the Great Sand Dunes sign...
Tracy laying out on the bottom of the dunes...can you see me?
Stan in front of our hotel in Fairplay.
Frisco drying off/scratching her back at Chatfield State Park in Denver.
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