So everything about the last couple of days was awesome! We headed out on Monday down to Buena Vista to our little B&B. Since it is an even year anniversary, I got to plan the trip! I had previously posted the B&B's website, and now I can say that I would recommend it 100%! The host was super nice and the house was so great, as was the breakfast.
We headed down there and Macklin was great in the car ride. Since we were a little too early for check-in at the B&B, we headed to Agnes Vaille Falls off of CR 162 near Nathrop, CO. It was a quick little hike to an awesome waterfall. Even met some STL Cardinal fans! We enjoyed taking some pics while we were there!
My new favorite one of Mack...He is ready to hike!
Looking tough with the baby carrier!
Me and my boy!
And he is done hiking!
After checking in at the B&B and feeding our little man, it was time for dinner. Our host recommended that we go to Salida, CO. We had never been there before so we headed that direction. We had dinner at a nice Italian place and then took a walk around town. It is our new favorite small CO town! It had a great downtown area and we even wanted to return the next day to actually go in the shops (we were there too late to go in that night). I would totally go back!
Here is a pic for you three grandma's out there!
After dinner and our walk, we headed back to La Roca to feed Mack and head to bed. Macklin was such a doll and didn't make a single peep for the whole two days. (I was at his side the whole time though, meeting his every need to ensure there was no crying though!) The next day, we got up to some breakfast, spent some time reading in the swings on her porch and then headed out for another hike!
We asked our host for some suggestions. After telling her what we were thinking, she handed me the book Mellow Mountain Trails. All I could think was, "Is this what I have become? A user of a "Mellow" Mountain Trails book? No, it can't be. I climb 14ers and do overnight backpacking trips. I am not a mellow hiker."
Well, sure enough....we found a hike perfect for us!
One that we could take the Chariot on! (an old railroad track area)
And it lead us to a beautiful stream! It was a 2 mile hike to the stream and then we hiked back. We decided to run the way back...and it was a good thing! About half way back, it started to down-pour! It was crazy! Mack was all nice and dry because the Chariot has a rain cover on it! It was super fun though. I love running in the rain!
After the hike, we took a drive up 162 to find St. Elmo - a ghost town that is a favorite to of-road vehicle traffic. It was more than I expected. Justin said it would be great to take his dad back here some time.
After this, we headed back to Gypsum so Justin could get back for basketball practice. Macklin wasn't so happy on the way back. He cried super hard for about 45 minutes. Even tried to stop and calm him down, but it didn't work. Fed him as soon as we got home and things were better. So, other than the bit of crying on the way home and the window that wouldn't close (oh wait, I didn't mention that! Our back passenger window got off it tracks in the first five minutes of the trip! Did it rain? Of course it did! But we kept Mack warm and dry none the less. Off to get that fixed soon!)
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