I enjoy planning trips and coming up with fun ideas for us to do. After spending quite a bit of time on google I found open-air jeep rides through the backcountry of Colorado. This is one of those things that looking back I can't believe we attempted it with a three year old.
This jeep ride was four hours long. They take you out on a trail so it's not like we could turn around if things went haywire which could easily happen with a three-year-old. On the phone when I booked the trip they assured me that kids younger than three go on these rides all the time and always fall asleep. I told her that was wishful thinking for us, but we would hope for the best.
We had all morning to hang out on Wednesday, because they were not picking us up for our jeep ride until 2:00.
That morning we enjoyed feeding some wildlife. We put out some bread for the birds and a squirrel showed up as well. We heard there was a moose that likes to hang out around Gore Creek and has been spotted by the house quite a few times, but we never saw her.
Paige took full advantage of her time and headed out for more stick and pinecone throwing.
We also took a walk to Vail Village. It was a beautiful day!
At 2:00 our tour guide, Nate, showed up in the jeep to pick us up. I regret not getting a picture of him. He was exactly what I was expecting. He was fun, talkative, and full of knowledge. We signed waivers and headed out with my fingers crossed that Paige would make it through the next four hours.
It was such a nice day when we headed out, then we drove into clouds and rain, and once we hit the trail it was sunshine again.
Ella enjoyed the ride!
Colorado backcountry is beautiful. I was not sure what to expect, but it's definitely something to see.
The Colorado wildflowers were out in full force all along the trail. He told us all the names, but I couldn't tell you what they were. I was too busy taking pictures.
Just as they said, Paige fell asleep. It wasn't long after we hit the trail that and she was out! I think it was just the refresher she needed, because she did great until about 20 minutes before we arrived back at the house.
Once we hit the top we got out to enjoy the views and take some pictures. We were able to see three mountain ranges from where we were. The pictures don't do the views justice. It was beautiful, and I'm thankful we were able to do this.
On our way down we saw elk deer. You can kind of see them in the middle of this picture, but I could not get my camera to focus on them. I was so happy Ella was able to see some wildlife, because that is what she wanted to see on this trip. We also saw a red tail hawk.
It started to look dark and cloudy on our way back. We were lucky we avoided the rain.
The jeep ride was a great experience, and I'm so glad we were able to experience it. If you are ever in Colorado I highly recommend it!
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