Colorado

Our trip to Colorado started with a visit at Council Grove lake with Jon & Tarenda and their boys. Tarenda fixed us breakfast which we enjoyed on the deck looking out on the lake.
Then it was on to western Kansas and an overnight visit with Randall and Michelle. Randall was still recovering from a run-in with a bull, which laid him up for several weeks. He was still hobbling around on crutches when we were there. That didn't keep him from grilling a fantastic chicken feast. We had a great time catching up with them and their family and took off the next morning (our 35th anniversary) to drive through western Kansas and eastern Colorado to Aspen. It was a breathtaking drive over the pass.
We were able to stay at a beautiful condo graciously offered by friends. We had 5 wonderful days there with Dick, Nancy, Emily, Bethany and Lynn ,Jean, Amy, Jesse, and Anna. Our daughter Jessica and her husband Sam joined us mid-week. Daryl and his girls Courtney and Tiffany joined us on Saturday night so they could climb Castle Peak with Bob, Lynn, Anna, and Sam.
We moved our party to Dillon on Sunday and welcomed the rest of Daryl's family, Tomma and Corbin. Tim, Sharon, Kristi, Jon, Kari and Karrisa came in on Sunday night, too. One of the things we did that ended up being the favorite of most of us was a bike ride down from Vail pass.