Colorado- Day 4

We usually stay a week in Breckenridge and end our trip with HikeMS.  After COVID cancelled the hike and closed most of our normal activities, we decided to only stay 4 full days this summer.  On our last day, we ate breakfast out on the deck and then decided to ride the gondola up to the top of the mountain and hike down.

We took some family pictures before we left for our hike.

We were required to wear masks everywhere we went in Breckenridge.

I didn't take any pictures but our last hike turned out to be quite memorable.  We rode the gondola up to the top of the mountain but could never find a trail that led us back to town.  We "hiked" along the road and then finally found a trail that we thought might lead us back.  After a lot of walking, we finally decided we weren't making any progress.  Jon finally found a steep path that looked like it pointed to town.  We took a chance and helped the kids and Granna down the path and luckily, Jon was right!  We finally made our way to the bottom of the mountain just in time!  A few minutes after reaching the bottom, it started raining.  I was never so glad to see our car!

After the rain stopped, we took the kids into town one more time to wade in the river.  The kids hated wearing their masks but loved playing in the water.

Parker spent most of his free time on the trip reading books we had checked out at the library.  I think he read over 10 books while we were gone.

After dinner, we packed up and got ready to head back to Texas.  We drove the entire way home the next day so we had to leave very early.  It was a short but great trip to Colorado.  I can't imagine a summer without being in the mountains.  Maybe one day we'll win the lottery and we can move to Breckenridge permanently!