Last Wednesday, Beer Geek, the boys, and I all hopped a plane at o'dark thirty from DC to Denver. Upon arrival, we grabbed our rental car and headed 5 hours away to Angel Fire, New Mexico. Our plan was to visit Taos and the Taos Pueblo, as well as various hiking activities. Instead, he and I both came down with a wicked bug that threw a wrench into the first bit of our vacation. Beer Geek and Jones managed to make it to Taos, but I was barely capable of walking from the bedroom to the bathroom that day. Luckily, we were staying with family and they made sure that everyone survived. Thankfully, the bug was short-lived, so by Saturday, we were active again. First order of business: taking the ski lift up and hiking down the mountain in … [Read more...]
Speaking of comfort zones
I'm not afraid of heights, but I'm not exactly fond of them. And I really freak out when my kids are up high with nothing between them and a fall. So, if I had seen this sign BEFORE we hiked up... I would have missed out on this... and this.... and this... But I also would not have had to done this... In the bottom right you can see me with my dad and Shoo. We were done with the scary steep part by that point. There were parts where my dad would climb down a bit, make sure he was stable and I'd hand down Shoo. Shoo's propensity to jump into thin air did not help the process. … [Read more...]
