We finally made it happen and visited the Alligator Farm in our very own Colorado. I think it helped that I had ZERO expectation going into this, but we had a great time and were amazed by everything that our eyes beheld and fingers touched. Please pass the hand sanitizer!!
So beautiful. :)
Another selling point--diving with gators.
Noted.
On our way home, we detoured to hike up to Agnes Valle Waterfall. It was a nice stop off the beaten path.
We visited the Great Sand Dunes the beginning of June with a few other families. The Sand Dunes were hoppin' as it was a popular time to visit with the Medano Creek flowing higher due to the increased snowpack from Winter.
The first day we hiked Zapata Falls, picnic'd with "the locals" (aka deer) and hiked the Sand Dunes at dusk. This night was one of the highlights for me. The evening was calm and beautiful. The Sand Dunes were gorgeous, the lighting was perfect and the kids were all happy. It really felt like the perfect evening.
Myles' face is the best. :)
Coming to join our picnic.
The second day, we picked up our Sand Sleds from a local sports store in Alamosa. These were a lot of fun to use, but we wished we would have sledded earlier in the day because the sand was hot-cha-cha by noon. I quickly learned to keep my mouth closed as we flew down the sand dunes. A mouthful of hot sand?!? YUCK! In the afternoon, a storm came up quickly and we were making a mad dash for the cars! I'm sure it was pretty comical for others to watch us try to get everything packed up and out of there with all of our extra "helping hands." We had a pizza party at the hotel's pool that night with friends. It was another successful trip to the dunes.
Myles working on catching his fish. Poor, freezing kid was determined, but unsuccessful.
