We headed out to the Colorado River & Glenwood Springs for the first kayak/camping trip of the year. We got a bit more than we bargained for in the drive out. It was the worst winter drive of the year (as you can see from the following pictures).
Nothing like getting to the river with a kayak full of snow.....
Given the cold temperatures, we decided that Saturday was best spent lounging in the hot springs in Glenwood (and acquiring some nice sunburns even at 50 degrees outside temperature). We retired back to a wonderful camping spot in Coffee Pot and out came the potato gun. Needless to say, the guys had countless hours of fun watching potatoes hurl themselves way into the air and against the rock outcroppings...
This is our new tent.... Well, actually a condo... quite a step up from our little two person backpacking tent... boy was it nice.... but with the temperatures dipping into the 20's on Saturday night, it was a bit chillier than our old tent. Also, we discovered that our wonderful huge two person sleeping bag was not rated into the 20's and we were cold!!
We all spent Saturday night huddled around the fire (yep... thats me with the blankie all wrapped around me...)
Ryan, Jodi, Bob, Jane & Matt did finally make it out on the River on Sunday for a great paddle from Grizzly Creek to Two Rivers. This shot is as they were coming into the take out at Two Rivers....
There are lots more pictures from the weekend out on our Picasa site....
Go Here..... http://picasaweb.google.com/ARShetzer/200805ColoradoCamping
