Man's Best Friend

J.D.

sweet memories.....

.....Travellady

J.D.

J.D. and Toni

J.D. lived November 2010-August 2012

I will miss you, buddy!

.....TravelLady

Thought For the Day

Resting.....

.....TravelLady

Glenwood Meadows

The White Water Rafters

I thought that I would not be able to go rafting...for many reasons.  So, my plan was to stay at the hotel; walk around; read a book; watch some daytime television.  "NO!", he said. (James)  "You get out there and have fun. I don't want you sitting in the hotel all day!"  (This conversation reminded me of a conversation with Hannah when she was about 3 or 4 years old.  James and I would visit Hannah's family in Clarksville; I spent much of my time in the playroom - playing with Hannah.  If I left her and went to talk to the adults, she would come into the living room and say, "Memaw, you get back in here and play right now!")

OK, I said.....

(to both of them)

 

Careful, the beverage you're about to enjoy is extremely hot.

 

Glenwood Meadows shopping area

So I went to the lobby of the Hotel Denver, found a map, and asked the front desk person to call a Taxi.

My destination was, of course, Starbucks!  It was too far to walk.  The gal at the front desk informed me that there is a good coffee shop around the corner from the hotel.  I didn't want good coffee; I wanted a triple tall mocha, non-fat with whip made as only Starbucks can make it!

The Starbucks is located in the Glenwood Meadows shopping area.  Of course, the area is surrounded by mountains and beautiful blue sky and white fluffy clouds!  I spent most of the day here. I walked.  I sat on the benches provided in front of every store and did some people and dog watching. 

After Christi finished rafting, she met me there and we had lunch at the Double Dog Pub.....

.....TravelLady

No ATM.....No WiFi

Glenwood Springs Station

Beautiful Stair Detail

 

See any electronics in this photo?

 

Street side view.

A small train museum is located in the station.

 

I could look at this detail all day!

Time Travel

 Transported to an earlier time and century.....

.....TravelLady

Amtrak

Keith took this photo of the train coming into Glenwood Springs for our trip back to Denver.
The Amtrak station could have been in a movie about train travel in  the 1930s.  It had a large wooden staircase leading from the street level to the waiting room level.  It had wooden benches in one area for waiting and a metal cage enclosed office.  Below is a photo of  the chalk board used to post arrival and departure times.

What a pleasant way to travel!

It is slower than traveling by car so you

get to see the scenery...

and the people.....

.....TravelLady

Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Glenwood Springs is a destination for hot spring water swimming.

The town is located in a gorge or river canyon in the Rocky Mountains. 

And we enjoyed a 360 degree view of the mountains.

 

This image was taken from the Amtrak station.  

These trams take people to the top of the mountain.

 

To this amusement park which included caverns, a roller coaster and a pendulum ride.

The pendulum ride is seen in the foreground of the roller coaster.

What a ride!  I don't want to swing out over the edge of a mountain!

I might not be afraid of all heights, but this one looked scary.....

.....TravelLady