the year kennedie was born, we took our/my first drive over independence pass - yes, i've lived in colorado for, well basically all of my life (28/31 years) and yes, for the majority of those years i've lived less than 2 hrs away from either side of the pass & had never driven over the pass. i know, i know!! but it was an awesome trip & kennedie was so cute in her big puffy vest on the ascent (at almost 6 months old) & a fuzzy winter suit at the top - where we encountered snow!
october 10, 2010
last weekend, we took another drive to the top of the pass. the colors seem to be at their peak a bit earlier than in 2010 & it was well worth the trip! the colors were amazing!! kennedie was napping on the way up, so we decided not to stop & just enjoy the beauty around us & the ride. when we got to the top, kennedie woke up & we ventured out to explore. it was a cool 64 degrees at the summit, no snow, a little breeze, a warm sun - a gorgeous day!! we snapped some picts & then headed back down (we decided not to go over & around b/c there were some spots i wanted to stop on the way down that we passed by on the way up!) we stopped to take a walk around the independence ghost town, then at a closed campground to try to get a family picture with the pretty trees - but by that time kennedie was done cooperating with the photo taking..so we got what we could!
the beautiful colors on the way up - my photography skills by shooting out the window of the car :)
had to have a pict of the bathroom w/the topographical map on the door :)
being cute
family picts
the stop at the campground on the way down - it was so pretty
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