Pagosa Springs, CO cont.

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Pagosa Springs, CO

So where do I begin? Our trip was amazing! It took twenty four hours to travel out there. We stopped in Tucumcari, NM and slept at a hotel. Got up early the next morning and watched the sunrise over teh desert. The scenery from there to Pagosa was breathtaking.

On one of our trips to the house we saw elk, mule deer, prairie dogs, long horn cattle, horses and bald eagles all within fifteen minutes. Not only that but the backdrop was blue snow capped mountains. It made you pray to Jehovah and thank him for the wonderful creation he has blessed us with.

One of my favorite experiences was seeing the bald eagles. We discovered a family of bald eagles. There were the two adults, two young adults and two babies. The babies were on the ground learning how to fly. The next day or so we saw the same pair soaring overhead. We all pushed to the right of the car shouting "did you see that!". One of the eagles had dived and snatched a crow right out of the air.

The day we were leaving I was taking blankets and pillows out to the car and saw another pair of bald eagles. They landed in the trees just across from me. I ran inside and grabbed my camera, I got within fifteen yards of this eagle and rafters came down the river and scared it off. I was so mad. The above is the best picture I was able to get.

Skiing was awesome. Emma and I had never skied before so we took classes. They taught us things like how to stop and turn, very helpful.

Our first day I was out of breath before we even reached the ticket counter. I was very close to bursting into tears. So we went ahead and took the classes anyways. I ended up having a great time, ofcourse. The only time I fell was the first time I went on the lift. Emma and I rode together and we were getting ready to come. Emma lost her balance and grabbed my shoulder. We both were laying on our backs laughing hysterically. Meanwhile, the horrible liftee's were screaming at the top of their lungs telling us to get up and out of the way. Jacob got altitude sickness and was did not have as much fun as he had hoped.

The next day was great because Emma and I were wandering around the house feeling fine and the guys were moaning and groaning about how soar and tired they were. It was quite satisfying. In pagosa they have natural hot springs that they have turned into a "spa" (picture at right). We went to help sooth our soar muscles. It was pretty cool, you wandered from tub to tub with the temperature listed outside. The hottest tub we went in was 109 degrees. It was very nice!

Our second day of skiing didn't start off so hot. It was our first turn through the lift and the stupid liftee pushed me! My skis crossed, I twisted my knee and fell. I had to duck to keep from being decapitated by the lift bench. It hit the middle of my spine and they had to shut it down. The liftee continued to tell me how tough I was and throw me in teh seat. Not only did this happen but I had a class full of wolf pups (little kids) with the teacher saying "see that's why we turn to watch the chair". Oh well I made it to the top free and clear.

The rest of the day was awesome. We would call the guys every once and while to see where they were. Jacob would be the only one to answer panting heavily and explaining that he was chest deep in powder and wouldn't be out for about ten minutes. Emma and I took our second class that ended up being private lessons because everyone else bailed. It was great!

The rest of the time we did a little shopping around town and relaxing at home. All in all a vacation worth remembering!