Annie's Trip: Glenwood Springs!

As one of the top attractions in Colorado, Glenwood Hot Springs Pools are on the hot list of adventures. The pools are open year round and, in my opinion, would be an awesome place to warm-up in the winter. The largest pool, spanning 2 city blocks, is kept at 90 degrees, while the smaller pool is set at a steamy 104 degrees. Since the pools opened in the 1890s, they've been known for their healing properties and have attracted people from across the globe.

Annie's Trip: Just the Two of Us!

I'm thrilled that Lil' Annie was able to sneak away from the Twin Cities for a 3 day weekend in Colorado. Here's some photos of our mountain adventure.

Annie's Trip: Hotel Colorado!

Annie and I were lucky enough to stay at the luxurious Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. This hotel has an alluring past, as many former Presidents (Taft & Roosevelt) and old west celebrities and gangsters (Doc Holliday, Unsinkable Molly Brown, & Diamond Jack Alterie) stayed at the hotel to hunt, gamble and, of course, bathe in the hot springs. In fact, the world's most irresistible toy, the teddy bear, received its birth at Hotel Colorado. The hotel's maids gave Theodore Roosevelt a stuffed bear to cheer him up after an unsuccessful day of bear hunting. His daughter Alyce admired it saying, "I will call it Teddy." During WWII, the hotel was purchased by the government and made into a naval hospital for 3 years. It's rumored that the basement, where the morgue was located, is haunted. Unfortunately, Annie and I did NOT have a ghostly encounter while getting a massage in the hotel's basement spa, but it was worth it anyway.

Annie's Trip: Silver Plume!

"Northern Exposure" is my favorite show of all time and the tiny town of Silver Plume, Colorado is the closest place to Sicily, Alaska that I've encountered in my travels. It's, by no means, exactly the same, but has an eerily similar feel. Annie and I stumbled upon this diamond in the rough after driving through "rich-bitch" central (Aspen & Vail). As you can imagine, this was truly an unexpected surprise. Silver Plume is proudly perched 9,100 feet above sea level and is home to 176 residents, most of whom are rustic mountain men who love to chop wood with their enormous biceps and broad shoulders. Hubba Hubba!

Annie's Trip: Annie in Sequence!

Because Annie refuses to sit still for photos, I snapped as many shots as humanly possible. I, for some reason, find it amusing to look at them in sequence. I hope you thoroughly enjoy them, as Annie is going to kill me for posting these pictures.

Sequence 1: Round-n-Round!

Sequence 2: Hot Springs Pool!

Sequence 3: Thumbs Up!

Sequence 4: Shit Faced!

Sequence 5: Too Cool For School!