We started out in Colorado Springs and took in the chuck wagon dinner show at the Flying W Ranch. It is a beautiful place and we enjoyed the gorgeous evening in the Rockies.
From there we headed up into the mountains to spend a day with Bruce and Marsha Jackson at their retirement place near Guffey, Colorado. We had a great time four wheelin in the high country.
From Jackson's we headed west over Independence Pass toward Aspen and Glenwood Springs. This is a Pass that we traveled over during the 60s.
We spent two days in Glenwood Springs and enjoyed the Hot Springs Pool. The pool is pretty much the same, but the clubhouse and shower rooms have been dramatically upgraded in recent years.
During our stay at Glenwood, we drove up to the Marble area on one afternoon. This is the campground beside Crystal Creek on the road from Redstone to Marble. I took our family to camp at this campground in 1977. It looks exactly the same.
The little settlement of Marble looks very familiar. Don't think this store existed -- at least in this format -- in the 60s, but it fits right in the motif for today.
Here is a classic picture from 1968 from the files of Don Nelson. We did not get up to the Yule Quarry on this trip, but the evidence of this historic landmark in found in the town of Marble.
Here is the warning sign that sits on the bridge. The road is still open, but you cannot go down to the Power House any longer without special permissions.
Connie sits on the bridge and piles of marble in the background give evidence that the area has a special significance.
We understand that some of this marble is being shipped to Italy. The chunks are huge!
We celebrated our 45th Anniversary on the top of Vail Mountain. Those Rocky Mountains are still as stupendous as they were in the 60s.
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