This day was full ...
We were a little disappointed with Garden of the Gods. Principally because it was on such a smaller scale than all the grandeur we have seen so far. I mean, once you have attempted to saturate yourself with the awesomeness of the Grand Canyon or the Rocky Mountains, pretty much everything pales in comparison. The Garden of the Gods is unique though. Balancing Rock was the favorite feature.
We took a few pictures and got a little goofy for the camera. I think we were all happy to get out of the car and make each other laugh. It's a Lenz vacation "thing."
Note Pike's Peak behind us! We just know it's snowing up there!
Another stop was the Focus on the Family book store. The rest of the family lost Aubrey and I and Garrison several times each. That tends to happen when we are anywhere near books. Christmas presents were purchased...we won't say by who or for whom.
The Air Force Academy was interesting. We walked in to see the chapel, and enjoyed looking over the fences at all the buildings and seeing cadets walking around in uniform. The chapel held a replica of the Shroud of Turin the cadets made using computers. Security here was a little tamer than Glen Canyon Dam. :) It was more a presence of armed security than all the frisking and metal detectors.
Denver, here we come! This is Daddy and Mama's old home. They were enjoying telling us what it used to be like. All the country between Colorado Springs and Denver is filling up with developments. Twenty years ago country lay between Denver and Colorado Springs. You almost never leave the city now! As we started to see the Denver skyline, Mama and Daddy explained how it happens that there is such an ugly yellow "smog" over the city. It has something to do with the fact that the city sits in a valley next to the mountains; all the bad air is trapped in the "hole". 
Of course we went to see Mama and Daddy's old apartment...they thought we were a little bored with it. I wasn't bored...I was silently imagining what it would have looked like then, and seeing them newly married and driving on these roads and living in this apartment. All the way through Denver Mama and Daddy recognized landmarks and buildings. I loved watching and hearing them "remember"!
We get to meet and stay with Daddy's cousins Lori and Roger Harsh tonight! But at the moment, we are stuck on I-25 in stop-and-go traffic because of an accident. Our windows are open because it is a beautiful warm day and there is a big truck next to us. Every time we stop, he "screeches" to a halt with his squeaky brakes. :)
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