So we started our journey of questioning where we will live in the future..I adore Eaton, but I love the opening process of exploring other opportunities even if we end up with no changes in our lives. We toured many communities in this area, met with 2 wonderful real estate agents who showed us 4 homes, knowing that we may never live here. We ruled out most of the area due to traffic and over development, but a town 10 miles north of CO Springs called Monument, got us to begin to fantasize. There is an older neighborhood that offers privacy, views and proximity to the historic old town with its small shops and activities...only about 1 hr and 15 minutes from the airport yet not far from the city, Pikes Peak, and lots of trails and mt. towns. The process has helped Don and me each begin to figure out what is important and where we could compromise. It has also gotten me to think about what really makes me happy. ( I am also reading a centering book called The Happiness Project, that has made me ponder a lot) .
So other highlights include stops to a local microbrewery and Mexican restaurant, picnic in the middle of nowhere, an hour's hike on a lovely trail within the AirForce grounds, seeing many hawks, and today a fun ride through the mountain towns of Cripple Creek, FairPlay, Bailey, and Conifer, we saw buffalo and pronghorns.
Now on to the St. Vrains State Park in Longmont , north of Denver, in the am.
View of the Pikes Peak Range from our campground:
On the road by Manitou Springs:
Cripple Creek:
Fairplay where they had the best Jack Daniels chocolate chip ice cream!
Mountain scenes along the way:
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