welcome to colorful colorado

When you travel by two's you do a lot of self-photographing....

...aaaand that's as good as it got.

We were able to make a day trip up to Rocky Mountain National Park before the storms hit last night and this weekend, and I'm glad we went when we did! The park ranger (because when visiting any park, checking in with the park ranger is just the first thing you do) (and yes I rolled my eyes when that HAD to be David's first stop) said the trees hit their peak color last week and the leaves would be gone after the first storms, so we just got lucky!

And then once we passed the tree line on Trail Ridge road, the highest-elevation-continuous-paved-road in the US (I know, wordy, but that's what they call it)...

...we saw last year's snow. This is a "duh" statement but IT WAS SO COLD. Very cold and very windy. We visited the visitor's center/hot beverage place that sits at about 11,??? feet, and they are open from Sept 9-Oct 10 each year because of the snow. I told David that I am so NOT built for this weather. Growing up in the south and living in Arizona for three years has really thinned out the ol' blood.* And ski season is just around the corner, so I better find a way to cope... I'm thinking it'll be with layers and layers and layers and lots of hot cider. :)

*Speaking of thin blood... if you were wondering (because duh, I know you were!) I am off the coum! Now just waiting for some hematology tests to see what in the world caused this mess- thank you for your prayers! :)