Kya and Lotti Do Salida, CO...Days 5 & 6...

 We started day 5 with some bone chewing and coffee at the VRBO.  The girls loved having lazy mornings relaxing.

Lotti has been so good for Kya.  Kya has not chewed on a bone for years, but suddenly she likes bones again since Lotti likes them.

After coffee and bone chewing, we walked downtown for our typical walk downtown for lattes and pastries.  

Waiting on dad to come out with the treats.

After our downtown adventures, we drove to Nathrop to hike to Brown Creek Falls, which is a 6.2 mile hike.  

Lotti was really starting to get the hang of hiking.  Look at those ears!

It was a beautiful hike and a beautiful day.  We were basically all alone on the trail.

Lotti at Brown Creek Falls

I love this picture of Ken and Lotti.  She loves her daddy.

Lotts and mom at Brown Creek Falls

We had a few snacks and then hiked the 3.1 miles back to the car.  

We had big evening plans that included taking the girls for ice cream before we packed up to head home in the morning.  The girls were really excited about ice cream.  Really excited.

This picture.  It sums up their personalities perfectly.  I have it framed in our house and love looking at it every day.  

Kya is an old pro when it comes to ice cream cones.

The rest of the night was low-key with packing and snuggling.  It was a great first family road trip!

Platty had a great time on vacation too.

Dirty paws mean a lot of walking on vacation, which is two paws up from Kya!

The next morning we started our long drive back home.  It was a decent drive until the last hour.  The last hour of an 11-12 hour trip is brutal.  

Happy girls on the way home.

I love that the OG is wide awake and the baby is sleeping.  Kya is the best big sister.

We stopped in Colby to pee and came out and found this.  We both died laughing.  Lotti is way too young to be behind the wheel!

We loved Salida and will definitely be back again.  It is at the top of our list of Colorado towns!

Kya and Lotti Do Salida, CO...Day 4...

We started day four with a trip to St. Elmo, a ghost town in the mountains.   

It was a beautiful blue sky day

It is hard to imagine that this place was once booming with mining and now it is a ghost town.  The general store that is usually open was closed because of Covid.

Lotti and me checking out the St. Elmo Post Office.

After wandering around St. Elmo, we drove to a trailhead so that Lotti could experience another hike.

Lotti is definitely a fan of hiking.  She looks like she belongs in the mountains.

After hiking, Ken and I found a little distillery in Salida and we stopped for craft cocktails.  The pink one is mine and was the Notorious RBG.

We ended the night walking around downtown Salida with the girls.  They both love vacation so much.

The most adorable house in downtown Salida.  I thought it looked extra adorable with the sunset.

Kya and Lotti Do Salida, CO...Day 3...

The next morning we walked to downtown for lattes and pastries.  

 

Lattes with my ladies.  This picture is one that I will treasure forever.  I love that they are both wearing their Fall scarves.

We walked around downtown for a bit and then relaxed at our VRBO.  We saw a winery on our wine to our hike the day prior and wanted to go check it out.  The girls both stayed behind at the house.

We spent the afternoon at Mountain Spirit Winery, enjoying a bottle of white wine.  It was a lovely day, with the exception of it being windy, which we are pretty used to here in Kansas.

Scenery around the winery

Ken enjoying the wine and sunshine

After the winery, we took the girls on a walk around downtown, stopping at a brewery for a few beers.  The girls love to go wander around a new city.

My favorite view, my girlies out for a walk

This picture.  My heart melts whenever I look at it.  I am not sure which one of them is the cutest.

We had a pretty early night and ended it with some bone chewing/napping at the VRBO.  The girls really enjoyed their day.

Relaxing and bone chewing go hand in hand.