Wednesday, July 23, 2014

steamboat springs

with my in-laws home from their mission, we've had a lot of catching up to do...
a whole lot has changed in 3 years, that's for sure.

for our family trip this year we all decided to head to a place in colorado called


S T E A M B O A T  
S P R I N G S 


this place is a hidden gem

it's a good mix between Jackson and Park City, i'd say.
and there's nothing better than a week in the mountains.


^^this was the view off our balcony every day. 
i would've been fine to stay forever.

ENJOY OUR TRIP VIDEO



If you ever visit, here's a list of "must-do's:" 

R O D E O

steamboat puts on a pretty good rodeo. 
find the schedule here.

F I S H I N G  T H E  E L K  R I V E R


^this is ty. he catches big fish.
^i wish sooo bad this pic ended up in focus. 
it's the first time bry and i have ever had a double catch at the same time. 
oh well- next time.

W A L K  M A I N  S T R E E T

^this is one of many pics I have from the cool shops on main street.
this candy store called "Rocket Fizz" had hundreds and hundreds of different
flavors of soda (including bacon and french fry)

B I K E  T H E  Y A M P A  T R A I L

this is a perfect trail for the littles. 
and how cute are my nieces in those sunglasses from "Grandma B!?"

H I K E  T O  F I S H  C R E E K  F A L L S

^sportin' our Germany jerseys!

O L D  T O W N  S P R I N G S

i took a break from my camera while we were swimming, so i don't have pictures.
but this place is right off of main street- it has natural hot springs, a rock-climbing wall into a pool, water slides, lanes for lap swimming, and a big pool for the kids. super fun!

A L P I N E  S L I D E



R O A D / M O U N T A I N  B I K I N G

we did so many fun trails, i can't pick out a favorite. 
basically you can bike anywhere there and have fun. 
this was probably my favorite thing about steamboat.


H O T  A I R  B A L L O O N S

riding a hot air balloon is on our bucket list, but we decided to sit back and watch this time around. the hot air balloon festival happened to be the weekend we were there, and at least 30 balloons flew up in the clouds. i sat back in awe while shoving a warm maple donut down my throat. perfection. if you ever go there and want to splurge a little, they do hot air balloon rides every week and the sight would be worth it. 

 
 
  
T H U N D E R B I R D  H I K E

this was my very favorite hike we did. 
long, (especially with the littles)...
but so worth the view from the top of the gondola.

until next time steamboat. 
welcome home M&D Miles!


xo

m

2 comments:

  1. oh my goodness... that looks like so dang much fun! Fabulous video! I got great chuckles out of it... especially Libby asleep on Rock's back! SO FUNNY!! Love this post! I wanna take my family there, now! SO MUCH FUN!! SO MUCH LOVES!!! Welcome Home Grandma B and Grandpa Dick!! Love you all!!

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    1. Thanks Sibber! You guys should definitely plan a trip there- so fun!

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