Saturday morning we went to watch Micah's brother-in-law Andy participate in a triathlon at the Air Force Academy. It was a dreary day with lots of fog, but apparently our cheering did some good as Andy came in 2nd in his age group! Afterwards, Nicole took us to Chipotle, our new favorite burrito place. Way better than Moes. Not even a close second. The cilantro-lime rice is to die for! We didn't do much Saturday afternoon or Sunday as the weather was yucky. (Thomas and I were thankful for the time to catch up on some rest after our psycho cross-country trek.)
On Monday we toured the Olympic Training facility here in Colorado Springs.
It was cool to see all the athletes in training. Many of them spend 3-5 years at the training center, perfecting their sport. Thomas especially loved meeting Brandon Slay, the 2000 wrestling gold medalist. To be honest, I was thrilled to hear that Olympic swimmers the AquaJogger. Although I doubt they flail and sputter in the water quite the same way I do...As much as I enjoyed the Olympic facility, Barracuda Bazaar was the highlight of my day. It makes me sad that I live so far away and can't check out their weekly shipments. Keri, Nicole and I dug through the clothes while Micah and Thomas looked at a book about...cracks. They're quite mature.
Tuesday we hiked around in the Garden of the Gods. Such a neat place. But really very strange to see all the orange rocks in the middle of Colorado Springs. Then, Thomas and I headed up to Spring Canyon, where we stayed in the honeymoon cabin for 2 nights! On the way there, we had disaster #689439845 of our trip when Thomas clogged up the toilet in a diner in some tiny ghost town. He said he had two choices: run from the scene, or own up and ask for a plunger. He chose option 2 while I sat with a couple of old chain smokers in the corner. Pretty hilarious.
After we finally made it to Spring Canyon, we had the most relaxing time and of course, ate wonderful food. Fabulous brick oven pizza at Amicas and dinner at Tennessee Pass Cafe in the highest city in America, Leadville, Colorado. Oh, and did I mention we ate at Kay's hamburger joint in Buena Vista THREE TIMES?? We'd heard how great it was, but it's so good it doesn't even have a website. On our way back to Colorado Springs, we stopped at the Great Sand Dunes National Park. It wasn't exactly "on our way" back--it was 2 hours out of the way. I was in a horrible mood, frequently reminding Thomas that I thought the sand dunes would be man made and a scam. It turned out to be one of the most bizarre places I've ever been. Definitely worth the trip through the middle of no where. Here are some photos from our time thus far.
Pictures don't do the scenery justice. But this lake was very close to Spring Canyon.
Can you tell how bizarre the Sand Dunes are?? Snowy peaks in the background. Enormous Sand Dunes. A river. What more can you wish for?
Thomas with the deer carcass we found while hiking in Sand Dunes National Park.
K's fine dining. Our favorite.
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