Back from Colorado (** PICS **)

We got back yesterday evening and had a fabulous time!!!  The hiking was strenuous because of the altitude and elevation changes, but it felt sooooo good to be able to do it without nearly keeling over LOL.  I even bought me a pretty dress in Estes Park, which I never would have done pre-op.  Oh - we also had those old timey photos made.  I always wanted to  do that and never would before because I looked too fat.  DH picked the Civil War theme and I am the Southern Belle - great fun!  I will try to take a picture of the picture and post if it turns out.

Here are a few of the first hike we took to Hanging Lake.  It was a steep hike over some large rocks - I think about 1200 elevation change - but so worth it when we got to the top:

The stream on the way up:


Hanging Lake and Falls:

On the way down - I am in the red baseball cap:


Hiking up to the Continental Divide.  We started at the buildings at the bottom:



We made it !!!!



Feeling pretty in my new dress:

Love your dresss................wow look at the walking you  did  ............

WTG on the hiking and you rock that dress girl...

Beautiful pictures! Love the dress! Glad yall had a good time.

Your loved!

Lynnette

  

Looks like you had an amazing time.  You look awesome in the new dress.

Karen

Gorgeous scenery, you and Colorado!

Those photos remind me of our trips to Colorado years ago before we started diving and going in the opposite direction to the shoreline!  Beautiful! I can't imagine walking,,,uphill....at that altitude...you go, Girl!  The dress is so beautiful, we need a full length shot of it!

I actually did the Continental Divide walk a couple of years ago and it was extremely hard on me.  I sucked it up and never admitted to my DH how badly I was suffering, but it was obvious I was struggling by how many times we had to stop.  This time we only stopped a couple of times for me to catch my breath because of the thin air and I recovered quickly.

I bought the dress in an Indian shop from a woman who travels to Nepal a couple of times a year to buy.  It wasn't real expensive and the look on my DH's face when I walked out of the dressing room was worth the price

Sarah....you are beautiful in that dress !!!!   I LOVE Estes Park.   That is my FAVORITE city in Colorado.     I wish I was there !!!!  UGH....Hubby said he will NEVER drive that drive again.    

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian