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Friday started at DIA. Yeah, there was some morning stuff, but really it is a blur now. Jason and his crew from Los Angeles were headed for a Colorado Rockies game while EL and I did the family thing with my Aunt and Uncle. Saturday morning was spent toodling around Roxborough State Park. Sweet. The evening was DCI world finals. Phantom Regiment was my favorite horn display for overall power, but the Blue Devil's were flashier. The best overall story was put on by the Santa Clara Vanguard, but overall, the Cavaliers were the most amazing. Total domination on the field. Wow. Sunday morning we were off for a giant breakfast at Mountain Shadows and meeting up with EL's cousin Julianne. We did the Pike's Peak ascent and mixed a little light headedness with our amazing view before hitting up the summit oxygen bar over some java at 14,110 feet. The decent was interrupted by a really cool cloud on a collision course with the sheer face of an adjacent cliff. We stopped and watched as the cloud enveloped us. Schweet. We were greeted with a fresh, home baked apple pie when we checked into Spring Cottage... what a fabulous B&B. Everything about it was perfect. Well, they only had dialup Internet access, but that wasn't really a vacation priority, so that doesn't count.

Jason on the summit of Pike's Peak (14,110 ft)

That night began with a wine tasting and Mona Lisa Fondue and continues into a rendezvous with 15C and various stops about town... Jack Quinn's, Phantom Canyon, etc. EL partied until after 4:00 aye emm and met us back at the B&B. All and all, it was a full day. The rest of the trip was a fusion of nothing but excellent food, drink, and scenery. We had to eat at Mataam Fez and Montigue's at least once. We visited The Broadmoor and the Golden Bee, Glen Eyrie Castle and Queen's Canyon, the Starr Kemp sculptures (can't describe just how cool these amazing works of art are), Seven Falls, and more... really just too much to remember in a list. My favorite remains Gold Camp Road. We visited that several times this trip. I love that place. When I get around to developing my photos of the trip, several were taken along that small path. We visited a lot of places that I don't have names for... Crystal Canyon and some of the trails we went on... not sure, but they were all gorgeous. The air was so crisp and clean and the weather was amazing despite the on-again/off-again rain. We only went as far west as Woodland Park this trip, but I'd like to see deeper into the Rockies. Colorado is truly a wonderful state.