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| Tyler came along with Blanche & Lucy on our drive today. Our first stop was the little town of Lyons, CO where we found the biggest chair in the world... |
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| Not sure if you've heard about "Yarn Bombing" but apparently this is a popular activity among Fiber Arts Groups - they will 'wrap a tree, post, bike stand ' or any stationary item in a sweater-like creation.... well we found a tree here in Lyons that has been 'bombed' beautifully. |
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| The older buildings here in Lyons have been restored beautifully - this one is now a tavern & cafe. |
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| And this building is now a Pharmacy & gift shop. |
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| Lucy & Tyler found that this yellow bear sculpture was a perfect resting spot. |
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| Tyler took almost all the photos in Lyons, she found this old watch maker's clock that still tells time beautifully, interesting. |
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| And of course we couldn't resist stopping for an ice cream break at this old-time Soda Fountain. |
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| The outside bench was a perfect resting spot for our ice cream break - and Blanche & Lucy got a little vanilla treat too. |
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| From Lyons -we headed up to Estes Park. |
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| Estes Park is a popular summer resort and the location of the headquarters for Rocky Mountain National Park. |
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| Estes Park lies along the Big Thompson River. |
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| We found this rest stop to be heavily populated by chipmunks that were very people friendly and not at all afraid of Blanche & Lucy. |
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| Lucy could not believe her luck, so close - yet so far away. |
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| As you can see this little chunky guy was well fed.... we had peanuts for them. |
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| After lunch, we found a great little mountain stream for Tyler to play in. |
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| The rushing mountain water was a bit too cold to go under water. |
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| This is when Tyler said "Hurry up Grammy - this is cold" brrrr. |
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| Blanche & Lucy enjoyed the cool water too. |
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| Then we went to the little town of Estes Park to walk around the shops. |
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| Tyler found this horse very sweet and friendly. |
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| A trip to Estes Park would not be complete without stopping at the Stanley Hotel. This beautiful hotel has quite an interesting History - check out the stories at this link: http://www.stanleyhotel.com/about/haunted-history |
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| If you have read or seen "The Shinning" by Stephen King, you will recognize that this was the hotel featured in the film. |
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| The 'Stanley Steamer' was on display in the lobby of the hotel. You can stay at the hotel for as little as $241 a night to $475 a night.... |
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| This building, the music conservatory is said to have the most haunting history |
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| There are even a few beautiful old Fire Engines on display at the hotel. |
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