My first Escape into Natecha

New Orleans style breakfast, bike ride through a field of prairie dogs, drive on the highest paved road in the country, Lots of Elk and a thunderstorm in the mountains followed by the BEST part of the day in Boulder for some Homemade ice cream!! http://www.glacierhomemadeicecream.com/

My first road trip in my Escape.... all in a days work....followed by music and dinner with friends in Colorado Springs in the evening.. I still think the name of my car should be Explorer, but the gas mileage was better in the Escape! : )


Me?? Need to slow down?? Whatever do you mean?



If you click on any of the pictures you can enlarge them.

Umm...where does the road go???

The Lava cliffs....still plenty of snow.. Where is my sled when I need it??

I absolutely love the views from this car!!!

I did get out and walk a few times. Plenty of people around!













The sign says 12,210 feet!! Ok so its on the restroom.. The highest restroom in the country?

My car up at 12000 feet!!

I decided it was time to get moving..

Snowmelt

And lots of it!!

Storm still ominously close as I descend from the mountains.

The Elk don't seem to care about the humans in the neighborhood!




One last little hike as I leave the park. No thunderstorm down here!






Elk in the town of Estes Park....and we thought deer were a problem!!

Do you think he turned right after?

Ok, never mind the Elk in the lawn... Does this sign say Museum and Senior Center??

Back in the Springs by 7pm to listen to some Bluegrass with Terry and Wendy.


Hillside Garden Center in Colorado Springs hosts live music every Wed night during the summer.

Out with the Olds in with the 4x4!!

Bye to the Olds parked in front of my CO springs Apt.


Only 172000 miles on it.. I don't see why I needed to get rid of it...Just needed new rear brakes and a left front turn signal...wear parts......

My new V6 4x4 2007 Ford Escape with only 34112 miles on it!! Until this weekend!! : )

Much more ground clearance!! Now I know why I traded mine in!!!

A dorky pic of me and my new car!! Excited?? NO!! : )

Tinted windows and cover for the back....better to move my stuff with.....






And the Real reason I turned down the 2007 with 18000 miles on it... Yes I am insane but this is a nice neat covered storage area in the back....the other one had a rug thrown over it and the storage was covered with plywood!!

The other hidden storage area was 1/3 this size!!

I could use the extra storage space for the fire extinguisher, flares, and orange vest alone!!

Daughter of a firefighter...nah!! : ) Maybe it's Daughter of a Girl Scout... Grand daughter of a Boy Scout... See it's not my fault!!! : ) Oh, Yeah... I AM the girl scout!!! (with the mint green car!!)

And the best features would be the sunroof and the Roof rack!!!

Now with any luck I will remember which car in the parking lot to go to at 6:45 AM on my way to work!!!


Easy to find as I left work at 8PM!! It was the only car left in the lot!


Dave, I parked it elsewhere for you!! Debb, Did you notice where? I took the picture for you! Far left background. Click on the picture to enlarge it!!

ROAD TRIP ANYONE???? Yellowstone here we come!!! July 6th!!


parked in front of my friend Wendy's house
Hey the dress is North face from REI..goes with the 4x4 perfectly! : )

Into the wild blue yonder

So I only had to work until 12 on the day of the Airforce graduation..so I figured I would drive north on 25 and see what I could find! This theater was right across from the football field! Gives a whole new meaning to drive in theaters!! Thank goodness the theater owners didn't mind...or charge us! : )


I had the honor of going to my cousins graduation from the Academy 2 years ago. So proud of him!! He is now a pilot!!! This was a completely different angle for the Thunderbird airshow! Awesome with Pikes Peak in the background and a few with the Airforce Chapel.



I think you can click on any of these to enlarge the picture... They are awesome on the whole computer screen!!

Gives a whole new meaning to drive in theaters!!

I wasn't the only one with this idea!!



Gives a whole new meaning to front row seats!! Really long lunch hour!

My front row seats!!

The initial fly by wasn't as much of a surprise to us!! They fly over just as the new Grads throw their caps in the air!

one of many fly overs

Look closely at the base of the snow

The Airforce Academy chapel is up on the hill in this one.

Ouch, this looks like it would have hurt!! Awesome seats from that building though!! Or maybe mine were awesome!!!














Lots of police cars and black vehicles....hmm... VP maybe?? Biden spoke at graduation this year.

Look at the stands at the stadium

Notice the stands at the stadium. see any difference from the previous picture? You can read more of the airforce. I just sat and kept reading Twilight.. I had a difficult time putting it down even for the airshow...ok so I never put my camera down for the air show... I took over 100 pictures and only posted about 20 here!! : )