THANKSGIVING TRIP 2012

Mom and I had a great trip to Glenwood Springs - five full days with four nights at the Hotel Colorado - built 1893 - really old for out here - and famous as one place where the first Teddy Bear was created for T. Roosevelt.  The place was ablaze with Christmas decorations - the main lobby had half a dozen trees 14 foot trees and the halls more with Santas, etc.  We had relaxing breakfasts of tea and berry parfaits sitting in the very large lobby in front of fake fires and had a drink before Thanksgiving dinner in the same spot.

I swam three times in the hot pool, had a massage at the spa - my hip felt great for three days! - and did a little walking around town.  Mom swam once and took several long walks around town.  It is attractive - spread out north to south but only five blocks wide.  The mountains around are rounded - not the continental divide rugged type.  We took a tram car up to the top of one for a nice lunch in the 55 degree sun out on the deck and did a quick trip in the big cave.  There are a bunch of amusement park type rides scattered around the top.

Thanksgiving Day we explored Redstone - a coke and coal town from the early 1900s that now consists of one street lined with cute and/or quaint houses ( maybe 40 of them and an inn) - and Marble where the stone for the Lincoln Memorial and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier came from.  They stopped working there for some fifty years but they are again cutting marble and we saw some big blocks but not the actual quarry.

Thanks to suggestions from our neighbor who grew up in town and whose brother still lives there and operates the hot springs - good deal - we got some leads on places to eat and had four good dinners.  A Thai place in Carbondale - 12 miles down the road - blended flavors in a fabulous way; the local Brew house did a spicy southwest ravioli that I'd love to imitate; thanksgiving dinner at the hotel was very traditional and the least exciting meal but the Pinot Noir from Sicily was delicious.

Thje six hour train ride was relaxing and the scenery changed a lot.  The last half of the trip going out and all the way back we had cloudless blue skies as we did all the time we were away.  We do need rain but this Indian Summer is nice to have.

I have been told we are out of space for photos.  We can but space at around $4 a month which seems high!  Maybe we need to start a new blog and get some free photo space.  It also says we are finished with Picasa space but I don't use Picasa - I use iphoto.  Does anyone know what this is all about?

   Try posting a blog and atataching a photo and see what you get.  In the meantime, I'll attach some3photos to an email.  I still want some help[ on Facebook - that ins probably the next step.