June, Part 5: Trip to Denver, Colorado (Day Three)

On our third day of the trip (Saturday), the morning after we arrived in Denver, Colorado, we started off the day by driving up to the Buffalo Bill Cody museum. Holy cow, talk about a long and winding road. It was so cool though. Twisty, winding roads (though very narrow roads and lots of bikers) heading up the mountain. Plus, there was a breathtakingly gorgeous view at the very top. Then we were treated to an unexpected surprise. There was a classic car show in town and a bunch of the participants were at the museum, so we got to check out their cars. Not to mention the fact that there was also a super cool newer car that Pete and Jeremiah got to pose in front of. I don't know much about that car, but I liked the color. :)

Above: The car show people were really nice and gave the boys stickers and let them take pictures.















Above: Maybe I should be Annie Oakley for Halloween sometime.



Above: This was actually where Buffalo Bill Cody lived...and as you can see, it is also where he was buried.

Above: After the Buffalo Bill Cody museum, we grabbed lunch and then headed to the Colorado Railroad Museum.





Above: We got to explore some real trains and even take a little ride on one.





Above: It's hot and exhausting work to slave over a train stove cooking for others all day long.



Above: I'm not sure what the occasion was, but a bunch of people came to the museum dressed up in Steampunk Style. It was fun to see everyone's costumes and outfits.



Above: Holy cow, it was a super hot day though. Whew!







Above: One of the train engineers was nice enough to take our picture.



Above: It was a short trip, so it was a little jam packed. After we went to the Colorado Railroad Museum, we went to Dinosaur Ridge to see some fossilized dinosaur tracks.



Above: Holy Moly Ravioli...I know I have said it before, but it was such a hot day! It sucked the energy right out of you! This is why we usually only take vacations in the fall, winter, or spring!



























Above: It was really cool (at least for me!) to see all of the dinosaur tracks. I find that stuff so fascinating.



Above: It was nice to go back to our nice, cool hotel and relax after a hot day in the sun though.



Above: This was probably the best hotel setup we have ever had. We had one room with a king bed and another room with two roll away beds (because the sofa bed was broken). The kids loved it and it made it so much easier for me to get Dan to sleep.

On to the next day!