August 21, 2007

Trip to Colorado with Mom and Dad!!

Ernie, Marie and Stacie riding the Cog Railway to the top of Pike's Peak!
Bighorn Sheep,
Yellow-bellied marmots,
and Deer!
We saw lots of animals! Praise the Lord!!

Top of Pike's Peak!!

The view from the top of Pike's Peak!
Stacie, Marie, and Ernie made it to the Summit of Pike's Peak! We rode the Cog Railway it was a great way to see the mountain! It was about 90 degrees in Colorado Springs and it was 35 degrees on the top of the peak! We almost froze!
The tree line on a different mountain!
Aspen trees on the side of Pike's Peak!
A waterfall that we saw on our Cog Railway Ride on the way up to Pike's Peak!

Garden of the gods!

A view of Ernie from inside the rocks!
Marie, Stacie, and Ernie proving that we can climb the rocks!
Stacie trying to save the world!

The Beautiful Garden of the gods!!




Manitou Cliff Dwellings

Recreations of Anasazi Indian cliff Dwellings
Mom and Dad inside the dwellings!

Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs!

Stacie and Dad having fun!
The center with Pike's Peak in the back ground!
One of the days that we were there the count down was 363 days to Beijing and 916 days to Olympics in Vancouver!
They have flags from all over the world so I had to have my photo made with the Botswana flag! Zebra's for Life!!

It was so incredible to watch the men's gymnastics team. Even when I was small, I always enjoyed watching gymnastics so it was so great to see these guys working out in front of me.










Practice makes perfect!














Amazing!!!










The shooting range and the pool!




Train ride through Royal Gorge!


White water rafters enjoying the river!

Royal Gorge, the river, and the bridge!
Ernie, enjoying the ride on the train!!
This helecopter flew right beside our train in the gorge!
Marie enjoying Royal Gorge!!

All signs say to go see this amazing bridge, so mom, dad and I go to see this bridge only to find that there is a park around it (not even a cool park only a few different ways to go across the gorge, and donkey rides). You have to pay to go see the bridge. It was going to cost about $75 for us to go see it. I think this should be labeled the biggest rip off I have ever been to. So we did not go see the bridge any closer than this view!
Royal Gorge!

The Colorado Rockies!!

The Arkansas River
Beautiful Mountains!!



From the Rockies to the flat land!!
It is amazing to be able to see rain miles away! It's like I am back in Africa!

Prairie dogs!

What you talking about?
What is everyone looking at?

Bernie's Wedding!

Stacie and Bernie went to Carson-Newman together! It was great to be able to spend some time with her! What a blessing!


Bernie and CW
Stacie, Laura, Bernie, and Jeanna
The wedding party!