Today I sit in the Estes Park, CO Public Library; able to look back on the past week which has been full of road trip miles and great adventures. Orlando, FL was a great time to bask in the sun, and enjoy the heat. It was a long drive to Orlando but taking the scenic route through the Smoky Mountains helped pass the time. Lacey and I helped Gabe and Christina move into their new apartment. A nice place for Cash to grow up. It was refreshing to spend time with Gabe and Lacey, catch up on life and renew sibling quarrels. With just enough time to get rejuvenated from the Orlando trip, Chris and I packed my mom's Camry and hit the road. The first 11 hours were easy driving, landing us in a rest stop 30mins outside of Omaha, NB. The night was windy but comfortably warm. We chose a sheltered picnic area as a nice wind block and set up our sleeping bags for a good nights rest. We awoke to a pancake breakfast and continued to Estes Park, CO. As we entered the northwest corner of Colorado, the excitement was building but was not fully realized until; through the cloudy sky, the Rockies emerged, in their majesty. We made a stop to the Estes Park visitor center to see if we could find a nice (free) camping location where we could pitch our tent for the night. We were directed to the Lion Gulch trail in Roosevelt National Forest, roughly 5miles outside of Estes Park. We found a nice site roughly 1.5miles from the trail head, next to a stream and giant pine tree, and set up shop. We enjoyed white chicken chili for dinner and were joined by our friend Carlos Rossi (sangaria and chanti). Next to camp we constructed an impressive LNT fire and made some top notch smorgasms. It was a great welcome to the Rocky Mounatin State. Colorful Colorado.