Colorful Colorado

Yesterday we pulled into Colorful Colorado! Much of it looks like the northern New Mexico terrain that we had been driving through the day before, which means that it was still really pretty.
We had lunch in Trinidad, CO, which has the best turkey croissant sandwiches (real turkey, not deli slices!) and spent some time looking at some of the local art.  One woman had a collection of beautiful vintage turquoise rings, but the vintage part made them of questionable metal and almost $100 each, so I passed, but it was nice to try them on!  Another woman had an awesome sea turtle painting (had it not been $2500, I think Charles would have found somewhere to put it in our tiny little place!).
We left without buying anything, and a few hours later we arrived in Pagosa Springs, CO, where we had reservations at The Springs Resort.  We spent the rest of the night snacking on my favorite food (Mexican, of which there is never a shortage out here) and relaxing in the wonderful hot tubs.  The resort is built right next to the river so most of the hot tubs have a wonderful view of the rapids and the town.  There are probably almost 20 tubs, each with its own name and varied temperatures, so its easy to find one that you like, and as it gets later, to find one that you have all to yourself! There is a salt water pool that was 82 degrees, and we tried it, although there were too many small people splashing around to stay in it too long (plus it was cold!).  There is also a point where the river has been sectioned off, and if you're brave enough to enter with the weather this cold, you can, though only Charles dared to try it.  Here is yet another picture I didn't take, but hopefully we'll fill the funsaver soon!

    It's much prettier at night!
When we get the pictures, we'll upload them all and comment on them, but for now, its just Charles yelling about how great every single rock and hill is (love you!) and me trying not to nap so much.  And its pretty much the best road trip ever.