Bird's eye view of Georgetown.
Our humble abode for this little trip was a vacation rental property (check out VRBO.com if you are ever looking for a fun way to book lodging). The house was about 3 blocks from downtown and 2 blocks from the park. You could literally walk or bike pretty much anywhere in the town. And so we did.
Walking home from the park
Early morning quest for breakfast.
It was about 40 degrees. Brrrr....
Luke on the bridge over the creek.
Downtown is in the distance.
Our mountain trek wouldn't be complete without an adventure for the boys so we took a little drive over to Breckenridge one morning so that the older boys could try out the alpine slide. Woohoo!
Being 7 means riding solo. Lucky for Luke.
Faster, Dad, FASTER!
Mountain Mama & her Colorado kids!
Dad & G
Luke & Reid found their way through the maze.
It was tricky, but they stuck together!
Accessing the alpine slide required a gondola ride. Some little guys were mighty excited about this!
No white snow this time of year but plenty of green!
Gorgeous views courtesy of the gondola.
Silliness abounds on the gondola.
See what we mean?!
The other highlight of our Georgetown trip was spending time at the park. We made 2-3 trips to the park per day x 1-2 hours per visit = oodles of time spent at the park each day.
All smiles for the park!
The show is about to begin!
Take your seat!
Wheeeeee!
On our final night in Georgetown, we drove up Guanella Pass to Clear Lake. Absolutely beautiful mountain lake!
One final story to share. Our neighbor across the creek was a potter. She had a pottery wheel outside on her deck by the stream, which also doubled as her studio. One afternoon she had a sign out about selling pottery so we stopped to see her collection and teach the boys how pottery is made. She was very nice and helped Luke make a rabbit out of clay with a little 30 minute impromptu pottery lesson. As we were talking, we learned that she was a retired sorority housemom ... and even a former Theta housemom! What a fun connection in this small town!
Thanks, Georgetown, for another fabulous Labor Day getaway. Hope to see you again next year!
