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Colorado Trip: Greeley Stampede, Estes Park, Family Visit

We are visiting Colorado for the first time in nearly 6 years! We have a lot of things we wanted to do while we were here including visiting our properties, family (some hadn’t yet met Aeden) and Colorado. So many memories have come up and it is strange to see if from Puerto Rico eyes. I have definitely changed, or been changed by my time in Puerto Rico. I will get into more about our comparisons/contrasts later, but for now, here’s a little of what we’ve been up to. It’s the 4th of July in Colorado, a more “American” style vacation there couldn’t be. BBQs, ice cream, flags and fireworks, big trucks and overly polite people calling me a “gal” abound. It’s funny how easily we stepped back in. Some things have changed, but more have stayed the same.


Hasta Pronto, Puerto Rico! Taking a Cape Air Flight. Aeden’s first!

Rincon from the air


Colorado weather is so nice this time of year!


Aeden travels well even though he is teething and developed his first cold. A baby certainly complicates things!


Greeley Stampede is as fun as ever. We walked around the carnival a bit and saw REO Speedwagon!


Fun spending time with old friends like Lorena and Kelly

 


REO Speedwagon was fun even if I only knew 3 songs haha

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Family and Farmer’s Inn, it’s a tradition!


I had forgotten about squirrels! They’re so cute! (Puerto Rican “ardillas” are really mongoose!)


My 90+ year old grandma met her first GREAT grandbaby for the first time! 4 generations in this picture!


My brother met his only nephew too!


We went to Target!! haha


We visited the old houses we called home for a long time


So much food! I haven’t eaten steak in years! But we’re in cow country and not “lechon” anymore!


And there is just so much food in general it’s amazing!


Saw some bigfeet at the Dam Store


Pose like a tourist in Estes Park!


The mountains and drive were gorgeous! I do miss the mountains of CO!


Family in Estes Park


Fun at the Stanley Hotel -The inspiration for the movie The Shining

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Nice Day for a Drive to Estes Park

I woke up yesterday and didn’t really have anything to do, so I figured I’d take a drive up to the mountains while I still can.  Driving up to Estes on a Thursday is definitely the way to go.  Traffic was virtually non-existent and the roads were completely dry and clear.
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Coming back from Estes (Glen Haven Road)

During the summer months these roads get so packed with people (tourist season) that it takes a lot of the flow away from the driving experience.  The road has long sweeping turns that keep you engaged the whole way up.  The Big Thompson Canyon is a road I have been on virtually my whole life.  When I was a kid the family would take trips up.  When I started to drive it was a common destination.  It is a drastic departure from the mundane straight highways that are on the flat plains of Colorado and it is only about an hour away from Greeley!

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Countryside in Estes (around 8,100ft)
When we move to Rincon I am either going to list my Corvette for sale, or store it away.  I am not sure yet.  I thought about shipping it, but it just doesn’t make much sense in PR.  It has stayed rust free living it’s life in low humidity and salt free air.  I think it could get destroyed in fairly short order if it were to live in PR with us…lol.

In any case it is nice to have a fun classic car that is V8 powered with a 4 speed to climb up hills effortlessly.  My Honda doesn’t do nearly as well.  It doesn’t use nearly as much gas either!  It is more about the smiles per gallon.

Car at Stop
Car at Stop

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