I thought I would try something new and do a personal share of our recent family trip to Winter Park, Colorado. Colorado is one of our favorite places but for some reason we are never able to make it out as often as we would like. It was good to see family and get a breath of fresh mountain air. We’ve been stuck at home social distancing and quarantining much like everyone else so it felt great to take some time to get away, as well as spend some quality time as a family of three before we become a family of four.
I had great intentions of taking a million photos while we were there but once again I find myself forgetting to stop and take pictures on our family vacations. I suppose that could be considered a good thing but I know some day I will regret it!
If you’re ever in the area and need a fantastic place to stay we highly recommend this Hideaway Condo in Winter Park. Mandy and Jonathan were great hosts and we loved their place!
Our little man enjoyed participating in a few minute to win it activities Josiah’s aunt had set up for all the kids. (In case you are wondering why they are throwing cheetos at Josiah’s head.) After a couple failed attempts at finding a trail that was easy enough to do with a toddler we finally found one that he could easily walk with us. The Fraser Creekside Trail we did earlier in the morning and he was able to walk the short loop along with us. And of course since it was next creek it only stands to reason that we spent the majority of the time throwing rocks in the water instead of actually hiking.
While we weren’t able to walk much of the Monarch Lake Trail we did find a great spot near the lake to sit and eat a snack. It was a beautiful view of the lake!
I completely forgot to take my camera with us when we rode to Georgetown loop so the next few photos are taken with our phones. We stopped in Georgetown to make our little boy’s dreams of riding on a steam train come true. We had a blast getting to experience this with him! He sat enthralled the entire ride.
Once again it pays to be up early! We got to the Garden of the Gods right around opening time and were able to find a good parking spot close to the easy (stroller-accessible) trail. There were already quite a few people there but by the time we left the parking lots were packed and there was a line of cars waiting to get in to the area. There are so many trails and hiking possibilities within Garden of the Gods! We kept to the easy paved trail so we could use our stroller and let our son walk around a little. (You will notice his new toy train he acquired in Georgetown in all the pictures.)
