Spring breakin' to Utah again!

Our spring break vacation can't start without our regular trip to Daylight Donuts in Breckenridge.  It puts a smile on everyone's face!

 We decided to take only one vehicle this year instead of two so we were all crammed in a little.  

 Some more than others...

Here we come Utah!

 Goblin Valley State Park:

 The yurt we stayed in:

 A little trek from the parking area & bathroom but worth it for the seclusion and great location!

 Inside the yurt: (sleeps 5 adults)

 Dinner in the yurt:

Climbing around the campsite:

Views of the tent camping sites:

Dish Duty:

Ending the same way we started!

We drove back to Breck that afternoon/evening and stopped at a restaurant (Glenwood Springs) that was 'a great bbq place' according to the grandparents.  It was called Rib City and funnily enough we had stopped at a Rib City in Fruita on the way out to Utah this trip.  They didn't realize until we had sat down and ordered the same 'dinosaur chicken bites' for the kids.  We all had a good laugh!  Matter of fact it's a pretty good bbq place.  The catfish and ribs were yummy!

The next morning we stopped at Daylight Donuts (we started there right before our trip the previous week) for a refill of buttermilk donuts and a shared egg burrito.  I normally like change but these stops were both worth redoing!

It was a good thing we filled up since we had a snowy drive home.  We had to get off the highway at Berthoud and take HWY 287 home due to the number of accidents that had closed I-25.

Snowshoeing & Skiing in Breck

We had an early spring break up in Breckenridge this past week.  Besides the hut trip we went hot tubbing, 

skiing,

 

 and sledding.  

  

A trip to Breck would NOT be complete without a trip to Daylight Donut's and Fatty's Pizzeria (not shown).

 

 

 

Snow Shoe: True Romance Mine

Trails Used: House to Iowa Mill, To Ski Jump, to True Romance and Back to House
Distance: 4.79 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Overall average: 2.7 mph
Overall Time: 1 hrs, 48 min
Total Ascent: 806 ft.

 

 

Snow Shoe: Whole Loop

Trails Used: House to Iowa Mill, Ski Hill, True Romance, Sally Barber, Up, and Home
Distance: 5.53 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Overall average: 2.7 mph
Overall Time: 2 hrs, 02 min
Total Ascent: 1087 ft.

 

 

Snow Shoe: Backwards Loop (Some of it)
Trails Used: House to Iowa Mill, to Ski Jump, to Sally Barber Mine, to True Romance, Home
Distance: 5.51 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Overall average: 2.8 mph
Overall Time: 1 hrs, 58 min
Total Ascent: 1039 ft.