Vallecito!

This past week my family and I went on vacation to beautiful Vallecito lake in Colorado. We rented a cabin that had the most amazing deck overlooking the forest and lake. It was a much needed break from reality. No technology, no TV, just reading, relaxing, drawing and eating. Here are some highlights from the trip:

The beautiful view from our deck, the lake glinting through the trees in the morning sun:

My mom at the end of our "breakfast horse ride", which entails riding horses up a mountain, eating an amazing breakfast cooked by the wranglers in a meadow, and then riding back down:



Mango margaritas at Pura Vida, the local Costa Rican/Mexican restaurant (these were so unbelievably good, we went back for them at least three times...well that and the blackened mahi mahi sandwiches):



The horse ride up the mountain (which unfortunately was ravaged by a huge forest fire in 2002, but is thankfully exploding with aspens now!):

A particularly beautiful view on the way up the mountain, overlooking Vallecito valley. This is actually a little unnerving considering that your horse is the only thing keeping you from toppling thousands of feet down the mountain!:

The kids on the fishing boat that we rented:

John enjoying the "beach" by the lake:

Another view from our cabin:

Ahh Vallecito.. There is no better place to clear your head, relax and mentally prepare for the next few weeks...preparing for Budapest!!