Our vacation is coming up and we always go to my in-law's cabin in Colorado. Last couple of years our "big adventure" was white water
rafting. This year we've decided to mountain bike down Pikes Peak. It's a 20-mile ride. They feed you breakfast, then you bike down (wheeeeeee!!!)
then by the time you get to the bottom (2 1/2 hrs), it's lunchtime. Here's hoping we all have good brakes. 
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Posts: 327 07/01/09 13:31:26 |
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Posts: 469 07/01/09 13:48:35 |
Ohhh...I miss going to Colorado for vacations.
When I was younger back in the 70's we used to go to Colorado Springs all the time for Summer Vacations . We had cousins that lived there and we would visit them. I remember going to Seven Falls, Garden of the Gods, Cave of the Winds and my Mom & I took a bus tour to Pikes Peak. Wishing you a great time & have fun. 
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Posts: 896 07/01/09 13:49:13 |
Wow, I'm nervous just thinking about it. Probably because I'm the worse bike rider in the world.
Love white water rafting though. Wishing you a grand and safe journey down to lunch! :-) |
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Posts: 327 07/01/09 13:57:51 |
Thanks Tom and MontyG! At least we're not going up.
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Posts: 443 07/01/09 14:10:00 |
Have fun!
"Imagination rules the world."--Napoleon
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Posts: 892 07/01/09 15:04:20 |
I, too have been to Colorado Springs...and up and down the moutain. I was about 7 or 8...can't even imagine bikin' it...what fun. I was so young I
rememeber it being hot as blue blazes and we had a snowball fight on top...also remember a "petrified Indian" in a glass case. I took my twin dolls
Jean and Jane and Jane lay in the back window and got a sun tan for real...she was several shades darker when we got home. Drove from Ar to Colorado in a 53
green Ford with no AC.
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Posts: 896 07/02/09 06:56:01 |
I love, love, love hiking up hills, hate hiking down them. I would love to hike up Pikes Peak, too.
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Posts: 195 07/02/09 08:23:10 |
Ah, hiking/biking in the mountains and white water rafting, now you're speaking my language!
 How fun, I know you'll have a wonderful time.
DH grew up near there and I lived in Steamboat Springs for a short time, but I've never been up the Peak. I loved living in CO, it's sooo beautiful... **sigh** Now I'm jealous, heh! Hope you take lots of pics and post when you get back.
~ Joanne (formerly posting as JoLiz, formerly Dustbunny, formerly Dumbunny)
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Posts: 896 07/02/09 10:45:14 |
Look what I found on YouTube. There are photo stills and action. Leaves me breathless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW7v3ApUpys and this which is probably similar to what you and your family signed up for: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sddXuCEZfY You've probably seen these videos already, but I thought they were interesting to watch.
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tamarasue20 |
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Posts: 327 07/02/09 16:35:52 |
Oh wow, Monty! No, I haven't seen either of those. Thanks so much! Now I'm getting even more excited about the whole experience. My heart and soul
are in those mountains. We go out every year and I simply bawl my head off when we HAVE to leave. I am a Mountain Girl. I could hike all day long.
Thanks so much for those videos.
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Posts: 556 07/02/09 17:12:58 |
I'm very impressed! Share the stories w/ us when you get back!
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What a Hoot |
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Posts: 781 07/02/09 17:17:54 |
Where should I send the bandages? Lordy girl! You are a brave woman! Hey, when you are sprawled out on the ground should some chipmunks scamper across your
tummy please grab me a male and female and ship them to me. Remember to poke holes in the box. We don't have chipmunks in Florida (except at the Mouse
House and those aren't real) and I've never seen a real one.
I have Hello Kitty bandaids. Just saying...
Have fun and stay intact!
Bravely embarking on The Great Debt Reduction Act of 2009. Die, Visa, Die! 26% of goal met as of 6/12/09
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Posts: 896 07/02/09 22:06:29 |
What a Hoot.....you ARE a "hoot"!! LOL
P.S. tamarasue, Glad you enjoyed the videos. :-) P.S.S. I don't think I've seen a sexier "Mountain Girl" !
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Tammy of Tulsa
okartist62 ( also known as wheelman62 )
Although,
in all honesty, I REALLY do want to hike Pike's Peak someday. My nephew and brother-in-law did it a few years ago. We'll see how the "going down
part" goes first.
