• Colorado,  Hiking,  Kids,  Off Road Trips,  Playgrounds,  Trips

    COLORADO AND UTAH TRIP– DAY 7

    Day 7 of our trip found us at Bob’s place again for breakfast before we headed out to drive the Hagerman Pass Trail. The trail starts just outside Leadville and crosses the divide towards Basalt. The road mostly follows an old railroad grade including the remains of a train tunnel. The tunnel was completed in 1885 to cross the continental divide between Leadville and Aspen. At one time, a massive wooden trestle was located near the tunnel to switchback trains…

  • Colorado,  Hiking,  Kids,  Off Road Trips,  Playgrounds

    COLORADO AND UTAH TRIP 2019 – DAY 6

    We decided to try something different for breakfast this day and tried out Bobs Place in Avon. The kids and adults enjoyed it, and there were some Gluten Free options on the menu as well which worked well for Nana. We made a couple more stops here during our trip and would highly recommend it. We needed to take a break from hiking so we decided to try out some more of the 4WD roads in the Vail area. Our…

  • Colorado,  Hikes,  Hiking,  Kids,  Utah

    COLORADO AND UTAH TRIP 2019- Day 4

    Day 4 found us up and early as usual. Our plan for the day was to take another trip down to Leadville (about 45 min from our hotel). We had a Twin Lakes boat ride and historic tour booked. On the way out there we made a quick detour to grab another photo of the ghost town of Gilman and take a closer look a the Red Cliff Bridge on Highway 24:

  • Colorado,  Kids,  Off Road Trips,  Trips,  Utah

    COLORADO AND UTAH TRIP 2019- Day 3

    We all crashed hard after two long days of traveling across this great nation (See travel days 1 & 2 HERE.) While traveling, we are always on the lookout for local breakfast stops that open early to fit our schedules. Our first morning in Avon found us at the Avon Bakery & Deli where on a whim I picked up a “French Toast Sandwich”. And it became my new favorite breakfast food for the trip!

  • Colorado,  Kids,  Off Road Trips,  Playgrounds,  Trips,  Utah

    Colorado and Utah Trip 2019

    Travel Days 1 and 2 in the Mighty Merc It’s been way too long since we last had a blog post up! We have so much to share from our summer and fall adventures and want to start with all we saw, hiked, and climbed on our last westward adventure. Once again we found ourselves loading up and heading west for our family vacation. This year was a dual destination event with the bulk of our time being spent around…