colorado

on saturday we took the arial tram ride in estes park. why would we ride a gondola up the side of a mountain?


to feed peanuts to the ground squirrels, of course! while i'm sure it's a huge blow to their natural state, these li'l guys will come right up and take the peanuts from your hand.


that's right, he's eating a peanut he just took from me. or, at least, he's adding it to his already over-stuffed cheeks.


there was a larger squirrel hanging around us, too. he wouldn't take the peanuts from us, but he'd pick 'em up if we tossed them his way.


the top of the mountain also provided a good arial view of the stanley hotel. this one's for you, beth. ;)


and there were mountain views, of course!


a little self-portrait with the mountains behind me.


and a slipping guy who apparently has fingers, but not toes. poor slipping guy.