Breckenridge

Every fall we do a day trip to somewhere in Colorado. Last year we went to Buena Vista and the year before that, Breckenridge. We enjoyed Breckenridge so much that we decided to go back this year & show Olivia how beautiful it is in the fall. It is so nice to live so close to amazing places like Breckenridge.  We wanted to go before the end of September this year so we could see more of the golden aspens before they were gone.

Once we arrived in town we strolled along Main Street and scoped out a place to eat. We decided on Quandary Grille and sat at a table that has spectacular views of Maggie Pond, the ski slopes of Breckenridge and a TV with College Football on (can't get too far away from the TV on a Saturday in the fall).  

After lunch we walked around Maggie Pond and Samuel enjoyed throwing rocks in it. Seriously we must have spent about an hour just walking around the pond. Once we successfully got Samuel to leave the pond and the rocks, we walked a bit more around town and found a cute little ice cream/coffee shop. 

 

 

On the way we drove through Hoosier Pass which is at the Continental Divide. I love the name of the pass...a little bit of Indiana here in Colorado. :)

Finally we just drove around town, came across an overlook spot and then left. It was a nice and relaxing fall day. The kids did great in the car. Olivia didn't make more than one peep the entire day in the car and Samuel enjoyed "Monsters" and "Cars".