We are on our road trip with Kate, 10 year old daughter of Carole. First stop after leaving Manhattan on Wednesday morning, was Dodge City, KS. Pretty disappointing. So we headed on to our first overnight stay, La Junta, CO. This morning we visited Bent's Fort which was the first stopping place for traders on the Sante Fe Trail after leaving Independence,MO. In this photo, Kate and Gene are in the carpenter's shop at the fort. Kate was thrilled that she found 2 peacock feathers (peacocks and chickens roaming free in the fort). Then we visited a Kashare Indian Museum and onto Pueblo,CO for lunch. Arrived in Manitou Springs (up the mountain from Colorado Springs) at the Silver Saddle Motel! The Gardens of the Gods were fabulous! Ive tried twice to download some more photos, but keep losing the connection (I'm using an old, used laptop with wi-fi at the motel), not too reliable,so I'll post more photos when we get home. Anyway, we got rained on and are delighted to have temps in the 80's instead of the 100's! Reservations for Pike's Peak Cog Railway on Saturday morning and a horse ride into Garden of the God's on Sunday morning. Tomorrow is up for grabs. Kate is such a smart little thing and so inquisitive. I really get a kick out of her. She's certainly inherited her grandpa's love of ice cream!I keep getting weird little red notifications on the screen about my connection, so I'll quit for now. Try again tomorrow.
Love to all!
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