saturday morning was spent in durango. we inadvertently caught the tail end of a cowboy parade, much to the delight of the girls who both love horses. we wandered around the train museum and walked almost to the end of main street. we ate a picnic lunch at the park, then headed back to the resort (we stopped to take some extra silly pictures on the way back).
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| the view on our drive into durango |
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| the horse led wagon at the end of the parade |
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| an impressive model train set up |
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| extra silly pictures |
back at the resort, we paid for tickets to ride the alpine slide which include a one way lift ride
there were plenty of
yellow leaves to see from up high...
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| after the slide, we headed to the heated outdoor pool |
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| the girls had a blast, and the parents survived (the water was actually warm, but the wind...) |
we spent the evening relaxing with pizza and a movie
the next morning, we packed up, checked out, and started the zigzag drive up the million dollar highway to ouray.
we stopped at cascade falls for a short hike and picnic lunch
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| someone woke up with a cold and was too "sick" to hike |
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| then we got to the bottom of the falls. she wasn't quite as sick wile climbing around |
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| a plethora of rocks and sticks made for a happy little one |
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cute little caves are always fun
the drive home after ouray had some rough moments, but the girls handled the long ride fairly well. a eventually took her 1st and only car nap of the whole trip. we were all happy to be home and are slowly adjusting back to normal life. |
