Anna is so excited about her new bike

It was only five days at home and then the kids and I went up to Keystone. It was incredibly hot in Denver all week and we were happy to escape to the cool of the mountains. We drove up Friday night and so had the whole weekend here. But before that happened, earlier on Friday Marcy and Anna went to Sports Plus, our local used sporting goods store, and Anna came home with a new (to her) bike. It is a little big for her but she will grow into it and she loves it so much. Her old bike was just getting a little small.

Enjoying a late lunch at the Frisco Marina after our ride around the lake

We immediately put Anna’s bike to good use on Saturday morning as we did the almost 14 mile ride to Frisco Marina. We did this last year and Anna struggled a bit, particularly on the way home but this time she did great on her new bike. We had a bit of a mishap on our first attempt as Jude got a flat after 6 miles. Once we got that sorted, we tried a second time and we made it there for a late lunch in just 65 minutes from the condo. By the time we got back we were all exhausted but pleased with the effort. Jude showed what a strong rider he is also, leading us all the way back.

We made it to the Colorado Trail

Today, we decided it was a day for hiking. We thought about doing Buffalo Mountain but decided that we too tough after a hard day’s biking yesterday. So, we decided to do a much easier hike up to the Colorado Trail from Keystone Gulch Road. We took the road all the way to the Outback at Keystone Resort and parked by the lift there. Then we hiked about 2 miles to the Colorado Trail only about 500 feet of elevation gain and then came back. We got caught in a downpour just 15 minutes from the car. It was 61 degrees when we got back to the condo where it also started raining.

Golf at the River Course to round out the weekend

We had a relaxing afternoon at home watching a movie and then we decided to play some twilight golf. Both kids were a little rusty at first as it was their first time on the course this year but they were playing well by the end of it. Although we didn’t get to finish as once again, a rainstorm came through and we had to stop after 8 holes. It was a full weekend and I expect the kids will sleep well tonight.

Marcy spent the weekend at home with the pets

You will notice there was no mention of Marcy in our weekend activities. She had a Ridhwan weekend so she stayed in Denver and is coming up first thing in the morning. Tomorrow night the Dahlens will be here and I will be taking the rest of the week off work to spend time with them.