Colorado
December 26, 2018
Chris and Kari 
Colorado
For the past three weeks or so, while I have been enjoying
the holiday season here in Key West, Kathy has been hanging around out west,
enjoying a totally different, but equally satisfying Christmas season starting
in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Taking advantage of our new home in Colorado,
Kathy flew there to check out the house, visit some family and pick up the car
that we had stored there as our flowered car here in Key West in nearing the
end of its days.
Kathy loves spending time in Colorado and our house makes it
easy for her to spend time there where she can enjoy hiking in the beautiful
Garden of the Gods, which is literally just down the street from our house.
Trailheads leading into the Garden of the Gods start just behind our house and
the stable where visitors can rent horses to go horseback riding is just around
the corner from our house, meaning that every day horseback riders pass back
and forth with regularity in front of the house.
It is pretty cool to have such an amazing and beautiful
national treasure just outside your front door and Kathy happily takes
advantage of it. It also means that the natural world that calls the park home
often spills out into our neighborhood meaning there are frequent sightings of
mule deer, black bears, opossums, raccoons, skunks and even the occasional
bobcat or cougar. It is not the best place to have outdoor pets as they tend to
disappear.
Kari 
Kathy was in town in time to enjoy the third annual Manitou
Springs Christmas Parade. If there is one thing Kathy loves it is a Christmas
parade, in fact I know how disappointed she was to miss the Key West Christmas
parade. Manitou Springs is the small mountain town located about a mile from
our home there, at the foot of Pike’s Peak.
The town goes all out in decorating for the holiday and is a picturesque and quaint little town that looks like something from a holiday postcard. Manitou, is a Native American word meaning great spirit, which describes this beautiful mountain community. Eight naturally carbonated mineral spring fountains, located throughout the historic town, run free for all who wish to enjoy their healing benefits. The Ute, Cheyenne and other Native Americans considered this area sacred for its healing springs and clean mountain air.
The parade was a great example of small town community spirit and featured all manner of civic groups, church groups, schools and a wide variety of businesses all participated and a large crowd showed up to watch the fun. Unlike Key West, the weather is a lot chillier in Colorado and it is some hearty souls who lined the streets watching the winter parade in the chilling temperatures.
Kathy’s brother Chris and his wife Kari call Manitou home and Kathy always enjoys spending quality time with them while visiting Colorado and this trip was no exception. She managed to join them for dinner a few times including taking in the holiday festivities at the Broadmoor Resort, the fanciest resort in town which has been entertaining guests since 1918 and remains on the must see list for anyone in the Colorado Springs area.
Kari
Kathy had a great time in Colorado, but it was not the main reason for her trip to the West, she soon was on the road on her way to Clovis, New Mexico where our friend and her former mentee in the Take Stock In Children program here in Key West now lives with her husband Andy and baby Sloane.
posted by Michael and Kathy @ 1:48 PM
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