Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Vacation overview

Because our schedules are getting more complicated we are only taking an 8-day trip to Colorado and Utah with a short diversion to visit the Four Corners area and Monument Valley in Arizona.

Like most of our trips we will visit the national parks in the area. This will include two parks we have not seen, Mesa Verde NP and Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP. We will also revisit Canyonlands NP and Arches NP. Hiking will be more limited as the girls are enjoying it less and less every year, probably less than ten miles. Highlights of the trip will also include taking a rafting trip down the Colorado River and skydiving in Moab, UT and going to a Colorado Rockies game at Coors Field in Denver.

Other interesting stops include Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods State Park, visiting the Four Corners monument, and while in Denver we will tour the Denver Mint and shop on the 16th Street Mall.

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