Aspen Trip

We made our annual trip to Aspen this year for the Aspen Golden Leaf Half Marathon. This was our fourth year to go. My parents came with us this year which was so fun. My dad had not met Lucy yet, so we thought it would be a good chance for him to see her and for my parents to get some good mountain time in. As I said, this was our fourth year to come up for the race and I think it was the most beautiful it has ever been. The aspens were amazing and the weather could not have been more perfect.

 

Brent did great in the race!

Pre-race

The start

Coming across the finish line. So proud of him!

Before the race, Ava was running down the hill and completely face planted. Then, on our way to the car after the race, she tripped and landed face first on the side walk. She was fine, just a little scratched up.

If you look closely, you can see her face in the ground and her legs in the air.

After the race, we went to see the beautiful Maroon Bells. There was fire in Wyoming making it  a little hazy so we did not get the clearest pictures of the mountains, but I think you will still be able to get the idea.

Maroon Bells

Other view, across from the Maroon Bells

My little Lucy

Grammy and Ava

Gramps and Ava. Ava calls my dad "Pica." We don't know why, but it is pretty cute.

On Sunday, we went for a quick little hike before we had to check out.

View up the hill from our condo.

As we were pulling out of our condo, we saw this little black bear. I was beyond excited! It was my first bear sighting in Colorado.

The ride home was amazingly beautiful, and long! Especially since we got stuck in traffic jam on the way home.

We stopped to get a picture, but it was super cold and windy. We pretty much ran to the top and ran back to the car.

It is never a good sign when people start getting out of their cars!

It was an awesome trip made even better by getting to share it with Grammy and Gramps!