Sun 18 Jul 2010
"Where the deer and the antelope play"
Posted by Marcie under Posts
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It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, but we have been on vacation. We took our 2 oldest grandkids to Colorado to look at schools in Colorado Springs (the Air Force Academy), Golden (Colorado School of Mines), and Ft. Collins ( Colorado State University).
This is a view of the campus and Chapel at the Air Force Academy against the Rockies.
The library at CSU.
We didn’t get any pics in Golden at Mines, because it was raining. Golden is a quaint little town nestled in the foothills of the Rockies.
We went on up to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to visit my brother and sister-in-law. They have a beautiful home in Jackson. Everything was so green and all the lupines were in bloom. There was not a bad scene any direction you look!
This is their house with all the beautiful trees and green. The hill in the back through the trees is the foothills to the Tetons. It is sooo gorgeous there!
We visited Grand Teton National Forest. The sights are breathtaking!
Overlooking the Tetons. The barns were built by early Mormon settlers
Another view from an enormous picture window in Jackson Lodge.
We, also, went up into Yellowstone National Park. What an amazing, but strange place with its geysers and bubbling mud holes and sulfur boiling up out of the ground.
The clearer the water the hotter it is.
Mud volcano.
Not all the sights were as strange as these. Here are a few more picturesque.
Yellowstone Lake…the largest lake above 7000ft is USA.
The lower falls cascading down this unbelievable canyon!
We saw moose, elk, deer, antelope, osprey, buffalo, a red fox, and various other critters. What amazing animals were roaming around.
Last but not least, you didn’t think you’d get away without a picture of my grandkids, did you??
Here is Mason and Madi with my brother. We were waiting to have a chuckwagon dinner and watch a show put on by some very talented ranchers. They were fabulous musicians and so funny our sides hurt!
Well, that’s where I’ve been. Now we will be getting back to work. We are still in the layout and planning stages of house we are helping design. Will show pics of some of this as it progresses.
Hope you enjoyed the tour. No doubt the best designer ever is our Creator! We saw some awesome real estate the last few weeks.
Here’s to beautiful sights in your life!


July 18th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
sounds like a fabulous trip! and just for a coupla minutes i actually cooled off looking at those beautiful snow-capped mountains!
Visit Janet's siteJuly 19th, 2010 at 7:22 am
You can really make a photo speak. The pics were fab as I am sure the company was also. What a beautiful place. I know you had a wonderful time.
Visit Judy Hill's siteJuly 19th, 2010 at 8:25 am
Okay – I’m so serious when I say this:
there is NO WAY you could have gotten me back home without having to deal with me kicking and screaming the WHOLE way. LOL
SO GORGEOUS – ALL of it!!! Sounds like you had fun!!!
robelyn
Visit robelyn's siteAugust 4th, 2010 at 12:17 am
just beautiful
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