Hi everyone!
It was my birthday this past weekend. I'm officially 27. It's scary. I never thought I'd live this long. However, I have lived a lot of life up to this point, so I'm still very happy!
This year, I ended up going to Winter Park, CO for tubing and the sulfur hot springs. I had an amazing time, but I do still smell like sulfur after three showers.
My wonderful friend Ms. H spent the night the night before and rode with the next day. We swung by my favorite local cafe, The French Press, to pick up a drink called a Cambric (it's an earl grey latte). I also bought a gluten-free pumpkin cupcake.
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| This was my cake for the day. |
With our drinks and breakfast in hand, we were on our way. The drive was beautiful, as it always is in Colorado.
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| Everyone else had the same idea: out of the city and into nature! |
I love that the drive to Winter Park is so short from Denver. If you don't want to have to drive hours into the mountains, but still want to get away Winter Park is your best bet!
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| The view from our condo! |
Now, Ms. H has been to Winter Park several time with friends, family, and her church. She knew exactly how to make this weekend fun. We rented a condo with Beaver Village Condominiums. I loved the idea of renting something that had a kitchen. Plus, there were two rooms and each had it's own full sized bathroom.
After we checked in, got everything settled, and ate a snack (fuel for fun), we were off to go tubing! Ms. J was awesome enough to bring her daughter, Z.
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| She's probably one of the coolest kids I know. |
The park was only 15-20 minutes to the tubing place. The great part is that it's only $18 for an hour of tubing. One hour was enough. Going a little later in the day was nice because we weren't in direct sunlight, which when you're pale is important. For those of you not used to snow. It works like a magnifying glass. SUNSCREEN IS NOT JUST FOR WARM WEATHER! I'm grateful my cheeks only got a little pink.
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| Z had already disappeared up the lift and the sun hadn't quite set yet, poor Ms. H was blinded by the sun . |
Now, I'm from Kansas City. Tubing to me means the lake in the middle of the summer, so I've never been snow tubing. I must say it's incredibly fun. I've also never taken lift. It's like a conveyor belt of fun, except my feet kept falling asleep. I'm obviously out of shape. I did last the whole hour though!
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| Only pair of aviators that I look good in. |
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| It doesn't look big, but it goes much faster than you'd think! |
I did try going down face first, but I think I'm just lazy and like riding the tube on my booty. That also means I was able to get videos! The first one I too was just Ms. H and I.
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| Post slide selfie. She's just so photogenic. I'm jealous! |
Then it was time for the final slide, so all four of us attached our tubes and went down the hill together.
Then it was time to go home and eat! We decided on Korean BBQ, it's fast, easy, AND healthy. You really can't argue with that. We made pork belly with garlic and had kimchi and dumplings.
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| So much food! Luckily Ms. H took some of it home. I would have, but I'm moving. |
The plan was to go to the hot springs after dinner, but instead we ended up falling asleep. I guess I really am starting to feel my age. Haha. Anyways, so after checkout the next morning, we headed to Sulfur Springs. It's about 30 minutes from Winter Park. Again, the drive was beautiful. Thank you, Colorado.
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| It was an easy drive considering we didn't see a single patch of ice our entire drive there or back. |
I was happy that the smell wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. This is the entrance to the springs. This was also my first time to hot springs! I get kind of paranoid, because I've taken Invertebrate Zoology and I know that there are brain-eating amoebas in EVERY hot spring around the world. I mean, they can only eat your brain if they get up your nose, but still. NO SPLASHING!
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| It's weird to overheat when you're sitting next to snow and ice. |
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| I love that even though the pools have been plumbed, they kept a lot of the natural elements of the springs. |
Then, it was off to the hottest pool.
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| Getting out and cooling off is essential! |
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| And there are my viking calves. This is why it's so hard to find boots! |
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| I actually think it looks pretty cool. PIRATE BRACELET! |
Fortunately, I have a silver cleaning cloth at home that polished all of this up in about 5 minutes. I can now see my reflection in my rings!
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| I will definitely be doing hot springs more often! My skin feels amazing! |
Eventually, it was time to leave, though. Ms. J and Z left shortly before we did. Ms. H and I rinsed off in the shower and headed out. We stopped back in winter park to pick up a souvenir. Now, I'm not a big fan of souvenirs that have the name of the place I was. I just like to pick something up from that place, so Ms. H and I ended up buying matching beanies (in different colors). I was hungry by this point, at which the amazing Ms. H recommended we swing by Beau Jo's in Idaho Springs. Mind you, I've been to the one off Wadsworth and I-70, but how could I say no to mountain pizza in the mountains?
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| I feel like Beau Jo's should be a bucket list type restaurant. At least once before you die. |
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| Matching beanies! |
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| This is what it looks like from the side. |
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| Gluten-free honey cheesy bread!!! |
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| The Hipster with pepperoni. Yum yum! |
Just so you all know, I'm heading to Oklahoma for my family reunion/Thanksgiving. I'm bringing the pups and there will be pictures. Love you all!
Be the love you wish to have in your life,
Victoria
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