Colorado Lovin'

It's been over a month since our Colorado trip, but we're still basking in our newfound love of the west. I shared the video a few weeks ago, but I thought I would share some photos from our adventure.

We hadn't taken a big trip since our honeymoon, and when a trip to Aspen with Jordan's school feel through (sigh), we bit the bullet and booked flights to Colorado for Valentine's Day weekend. We spent six days and five nights walking, skiing and eating in three of Colorado's best cities.

Day 1 was spent exploring the city of Denver. Little Man Ice Cream was one of our favorite spots - salted oreo and samoa were the best flavors. 

We also took a road trip to Boulder that day and decided to walk a trail we found while driving around. We didn't know it but we were hiking up Mt. Sanitas - which turned out to be an awesome three hour hike with some amazing views!

Hello Boulder!

Once we made it to the top, there was so much fog you couldn't see a thing - but it made for an epic photo op that Jordan couldn't ignore.

Boulder, we love you. On Day 2, we explored downtown Denver. We started off the day eating Mexican pastries on the steps of city hall.

We can't be trusted around inanimate objects - we are children in grown-up bodies.

On the evening of Day 2, we drove a few hours up to Vail. We woke up the next morning and began to shred some slopes!

Well actually, I fell about 45 times and maybe cried once, but the pain only made me stronger!

And my sweet, patient husband joyfully did the green slopes with me until I started to get the hang of things. On our second day of skiing, I could consistently do the blues and even did some bowls! 

My talented husband conquered some scary black slopes, while I watched from afar.

The views were so amazing. Ski resorts in the South - take note. We were incredibly lucky to stay in our friends condo at a ski in/ski out resort - but the ski lift was only slightly terrifying.

On day 5, we had to say goodbye to our beautiful Vail home and make the trek back to the Denver airport. On our way, we stopped at Red Rocks amphitheater and saw some great views.

Red Rocks was breathtaking and definitely felt very Colorado-y. The weather couldn't have been better, and it was a great way to end the trip. Now that my bruises have healed, we are getting the travel bug again - I can't wait for our next adventure!