California + Colorado = Perfect Vacation
We are now back in Minnesota after a vacation to remember. This adventure took us to San Fransisco, California which was followed by Aspen, Colorado. It was a great combination of sun and snow which can’t be beat in my mind, especially since it rained cats and dogs in Minnesota while we were gone…
The first portion of our trip was to California to visit Kate’s brother Mikey and his lovely family. Mikey officially lives in Oakland which is right across the bay from majestic San Fransisco. I was amazed by the multi-million dollar homes which were literally hanging off the side of the hills overlooking the entire bay area. Constantly I was picturing houses slipping away in a mudslide as often seen in breaking news stories… Mikey took me on a great day-long tour of San Fransisco were I saw all the sights that a tourist should indulge in (including the most homeless people I’ve ever seen). My favorite stop of the tour was definitely the Golden Gate Bridge. Who knew a boring bridge could look so majestic? Other than the tour, we also partook in a showing of Disney on Ice with Kate’s niece Sidney. The show was actually really impressive and we even enjoyed it as adults (kind of hard to admit).
After our time in California had been expended, we jumped on a plane to Colorado! Kate’s friends Alex and Kendall graciously scooped us up at the airport and drove us to our hotel in Golden, Colorado. Bright and early we woke up and drove straight to Breckenridge for a great day or snowboarding which included a nice layer of fresh snow. Even though the snow hindered the view of the mountains, it was a nice change from the Minnesota concussion-inducing icy conditions. After our first day of riding, we jumped in the car with our friend AJ to head off to Aspen for the rest of our vacation. Much to our dismay, the main road to Aspen had been closed due to a major rockslide. This untimely closure caused us to spend an additonal 4 hours in the car, but once we arrived at Aspen we realized it was well worth it. We loved our time in the Aspen/Snowmass area and even had some really great powder to float around in. I could blab about the snowboarding all day long, but I’ll leave the rest to your imagination. Thank you to everybody that was involved in our perfect vacation!
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