Colorful Colorado!

This past weekend, we went to the Buena Vista area to visit Andrew's grandparents. While there, we enjoyed some of the surrounding sights.

On the evening we arrived, we enjoyed a peaceful walk around their campsite.

We also went and checked out the fish hatchery where they have been working all summer. While there, we stopped to see a blue trout, a one-in-a-million occurence.

The exhausted kids watched a movie that evening while the adults played games.

The next morning, we decided to go for a drive and check out some ghost towns. Here are Sadie and I ready to roll!

We saw lot of really cool things while on the road. Here are remnants of an old mining community.

You may have to squint to see it since the picture is small, but check out the rainbow in between the trees.

Remains of an old bridge.

Entrance to a mine shaft.

Locals call this the "Tiltin' Hilton".

Very cool old railroad car that has been covered in a effort to preserve what is left of it.

Ghost town of Hancock. The sign reads "This saloon is the last remaining structure in the townsite of Hancock. Please do not destroy it."

We also returned to St. Elmo where we visited back in May. It was quite cold and Sadie was a little under the weather, so she sat in the Jeep with Gram....

....and enjoyed some Skittles....

....while the rest of us got out to see the chipmunks! Remember them? They are so much fun and were very hungry.

After our drive, we grabbed a burger at a place called Quincy's in Buena Vista. Best. Burger. Ever. Seriously. The rest of the afternoon was spent with the girls hanging out in the camper and the guys going fishing. We were sad to have to go home, but we had such a good time. Bye, Papa and Gram!

A family picture before leaving!