Cache La Poudre River

It's taken a year, but I finally managed to get in some backpacking!

Me and a couple friends took the Big South Trail 944 up the Cache La Poudre River. The trail follows the river as it climbs up to the border of RMNP. The scenery was beautiful and the fishing was pretty good as well. I managed to land four fish (2 browns, 2 cutthroats) during the couple days we were there.

DMNS

A couple weeks ago we took Xander to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. The actual museum itself is rather large, taking up three stories and covering everything from space to natural history. I enjoyed all the exhibits, but with a 18 month old you tend to blast through everything. We managed to get Xander to sit through a black hole movie inside their sweet planetarium. I will definitely be going back again for a more thorough walk-through (and IMAX).

Eldorado Canyon

Yesterday we went hiking in Eldorado Canyon State Park, which is practically in our back yard. It's been awhile since I had Xander in the REI pack and was definitely feeling his weight! Anyhow, it was a perfect day and the scenery was amazing - it reminds me a lot of Smith Rock but on a much larger scale.

Snow Play

I had back-to-back days off after a blizzard rolled through here. With it being a perfect, sunny day, Rochelle and I took Xander to the neighborhood park to play in the snow.

Xander at the Denver Zoo

It was a beautiful day in February in Colorado so we headed to the Denver Zoo with Bethany and Lincoln. Lincoln is 2 1/2, he knows every animal in the zoo and where they all live. Xander smiled a lot and pointed at every animal he saw, so I think he enjoyed it!

Eldora Classic

Yesterday we drove up to Eldora Mountain for some classic skiing in the nordic area. It was a beautiful day - super sunny with not a cloud in sight. This was my first time towing Xander on snow with the Chariot CTS XC Ski conversion kit. The kit worked great and it was super easy towing him around... on level ground. On inclines/declines, it was a bit tougher. On the way down a rather large hill I felt like a semi-truck that had lost all my brakes. Thankfully nobody was coming up the hill in my path!

Steamboat Springs revisted

After visiting Steamboat Springs last summer, we vowed to get back there in the winter. Chelle, Xander, and I spent last weekend up there snowboarding with our friends. The pow was pretty good and we spent a lot of time in the back-side bowls. I managed to drop off a 20 ft. cliff (didn't see it coming) but landed unscathed. The trip home today was another story - it took us six hours to drive home in a blizzard!