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My first thought after my husband announced our 3-1/2 week “western holiday” was that it takes five suitcases … and that’s just me, much less what my three girls, you will need. It turned out that we have developed a strategy to take advantage of our “dream” vacation. We investigated all the people that visit, made plans to go see the most popular hot spots, carefully plotted our driving route, and then shopping for our kids! Seriously, for the next 6 months it would pull a map of the U.S. and trace our route driving with the girls, which explains a lot of drama the exciting journey that would take.

We flew to Denver, Co in Charlotte, North Carolina. We rented a van and headed straight to Estes Park, two hours northwest of Denver. As soon as we arrived at this charming, picturesque Alps-like people who knew he could be one of our favorites. Craggy peaks, endless blue sky, meadows dotted with wildflowers, and many waters falling into pools still breathe our distance and took us to be renewed, refreshed, restored. We knew we were on the ride of your life. If you visit in Estes Park, be sure to check the time before time. We were there the last week of July and nighttime temperatures were in the 30s. Trail Ridge Road is magnificent. It is in the Rocky Mountain National Park, nps.gov / romo and is the highest continuous road in the U.S.. We walked around the top of Trail Ridge Road and Bear Lake on the first day, to the delight of my three girls, 13, 9 and 4. Needless to say, I collapsed into bed that night, exhausted, but filled with the knowledge that we were right at the beginning of our journey westward with the anticipation of an incredible adventure in the store …. it would be great!

The next morning we prepare for our ride through scenic trail, which included hot breakfast was just above the town of Estes Park. We found this out in particular through-park.com Estes. Halfway through our journey, the Sombrero Ranch guides fed us a delicious breakfast of pancakes and sausages, with some much needed coffee very strong, before we continue our journey home. The views are breathtaking. Here we all were single file, you can easily tell the Smith family and a monkey wearing cowboy hats and Darrell had bought the night before.

It was Sunday and we went to Cheyenne, Wyoming, to go to a rodeo called Cheyenne Frontier Days. This is an incredible eight-day festival with great rodeo, games, music and non-stop fun. Our 3 days in Estes Park flew were truly delightful. We could have stayed a month. Then we headed back to Denver for Six Flags amusement park for the day. We went to Colorado Springs of the night for a stay of 3 days. The next day brought a visit to the campus of Focus on the Family. Our kids loved the ground floor of the library called “Whit Final”, which is taken from his radio program “Adventures in Odyssey”. The building housed a story in 3 doors with sliding door, which delighted my two older girls. Unfortunately, you have to be four to ride, so my 3 year old son was not able to. Children can also be recorded by a radio program “Adventures in Odyssey” and then your own CD with your recording. Whit is final soda fountain on the ground floor and a mysterious cave and even a plane. Needless to say we were there for hours. The afternoon brought the climbing and hiking in the Garden of the Gods Park. Huge fine red rock, some over 200 feet high, mesmerized us, asking to be climbed. This has to be one of the most impressive rock formations I’ve ever seen. After a brief rest in our hotel, we went back for dinner and a show in the West Flying W Ranch This is a cattle ranch near Garden of the Gods. Wagon dinner and western show are truly delightful. It was fun to roam the western town with its shops before dinner so arrive early. The food was really good “real car” with roast beef or meat, beans, baked potatoes, applesauce and coffee. As we ate the Flying W Wranglers entertained us with songs from the old west.

The next day brought an incredible adventure in the cog railway to the summit of Pikes Peak. We got up early and out of what looked like the top of the world. The trip, about an hour and a half took us through lower forest and above tree line. On the way we saw marmots which are small furry animals like marmots, small trees over 500 years, and some of the spectacular views in our country. Finally we reached the summit and took pictures in front of the sign that read “14,110 meters height Pikes” In the afternoon we visited Seven Falls. Seven Falls cascades 181 meters really into seven distinct steps down a cliff solid. The water basin carved this beautiful Pikes Peak canyon. Leaving such a wonderful place like Colorado Springs, is never easy, but we headed southwest eager to know what the next adventure would be.

To the west of Pueblo, Co. along Highway 50 is the Royal Gorge Bridge Park and we went there in the morning and stayed for a while. The Royal Gorge Bridge is the world’s highest suspension in 1,053 feet above the Arkansas River. The inclined railway can take you to the canyon floor. There is also a tram that takes you from the throat and let him see it from the air. We also spent a couple of hours in the town of Buckskin Joe Frontier. A true touch of the old west. Passing spent the night in Salida, Co. Heading south, we visited the great sand dunes of the National Park and Preserve. nps. gov / SARG Some of these dunes are over 700 feet tall and seems completely out of place, like being transported to a desert of shifting sands. This was an adventure park in every way. We crossed the stream and began to climb the dunes though did not get far before our girls were jumping, running and rolling dunes. The decision to see just a bit, rest as the children played. There are no restaurants or gas stations here so we updated our lunch for the long journey west of Durango, our next stop.

Driving in the city of Durango was surreal. Wait a moment durango.org be transported back to the days in the wild west in the early 1800 where the dusty roads choked throat, and the doors of the hall creaked in the heat of the afternoon. In fact, by exploring this quaint town, we discovered a real gem. The people are genuine and fun-loving, progressive and interesting business. The railway from Denver / Rio Grande built a track through Durango Silverton in 1880 to transport the ore to smelters in other cities, making Durango became known as a place to get some work in mining, in addition to good gold. It has grown to 15,000, the largest city in the southwest corner of Colorado. One of my favorite adventures was when we visited Trimble Hot Springs. Trimble Hot Springs are unique because they are the only naturally heated water to the public in the Animas Valley, north of Durango. The water treatment in swimming pools are rich in minerals, as it filtered through volcanic fissures good heat that rose to the surface for years. They have two pools of hot water at either 108 ° to 102 ° and a large swimming pool. After diving into pools, Darrell Taylor and I enjoyed a deep tissue massage. Unbelievable. After a day that was perfect this side of heaven, we went to dinner next car, the style of Durango, the Bar D Ranch Since 1969, this ranch has been offering a delicious dinner with Chuck Wagon performance Wranglers Bar D. Carried out after dinner with songs of cowboys and the old west, instrumental, charming, and comedy to please the whole family. The next day we visited the Mesa Verde National Park where the ancestral Pueblo people called home for over 700 years, from 600 AD to 1300 AD. Today, the park protects over 4,000 known archaeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings. These sites are some of the most notable and best preserved in the United States.