We woke up to a beautiful, brisk, cold, frosty morning here in the mountains. These are some of the mountains that are right out behind our cabin. It is truly a view that will take your breath away. We then drove to a small town called Rye and on into Colorado City for lunch at Ol'Zan's Place (?). The local bridge club happened to be meeting today so that was an experience as all the ladies played with Peter and gossiped at the bridge gathering.
After that we backtracked to a place called Bishop's Castle. This man has been building this real castle out in the middle of the forest since the 60's. It is huge! He has done it all himself and is proud of his work. This was a bit strange because there was no one else in the castle or anywhere close really. Just the three of us walking through it's huge rooms. It was about 15 degrees inside this rock fortress. You can click here to read more about this place and see some better pictures.
Peter and I looking through one of the small windows inside the spiral stair case.
This is inside what I think is the dining room.
This is the large room on the second floor. Maybe the master bed room, it has a great view.
Abby and Peter in the snow.
These are some more mountains near the town of Westcliffe. We took these on our way back to town. We went back to the house to rest for about an hour and a half then went back in to eat at a place called Pizza Madness. Best pizza I have ever had... and I have eaten some pizza, people.
I just thought this picture was funny. I don't know if Peter is trying to tell me how to drive, or what but he is really enjoying himself.
This is tonight right before bed as we practiced crawling. He is so tired. Peter still can't crawl but he rocks back and forth a lot, and can stay up on all fours much longer. I bet he will be on the move before long, that should be fun.
So that's it for Wednesday. Tomorrow we have another short road trip planned, then more relaxing. Just a few days left and we will be heading back to Texas. Can't wait to see you all.
