We're really enjoying our time here at Rifle, CO.... The hosting is a breeze which leaves us lots of time to just enjoy this part of Colorado. What we enjoy most is exploring and just looking around ..... but the highlight so far was the five day visit by our oldest Son Daniel and his family!
Following is the world famous (well at least some of the locals know about it) "Rifle Arch". June and I hiked the uphill trail for about an hour to the Arch, a rock formation about 8 miles north of Rifle. After resting up a bit, the hike back was all downhill.
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| The Rifle Arch |
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| A view from the Rifle Arch Trail |
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| Starting at the bottom |
On another day, we drove to this cabin, about 30 miles from Rifle and 18 miles South of Silt, CO. The road getting there was about 1/2 paved, then gravel, ad the final couple miles rutted dirt roads that led to the Cayton Cabin. Cayton was the first Ranger in the state and the second in the US, and he with his family built the cabin and lived here stating in 1909. Teddy Roosevelt came here to shoot bear.
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| Cayton Cabin |
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| Road Mud |
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| Parking area and outhouse - view from cabin front yard |
Our oldest son Daniel, wife Naomi, Grandkids Natalia, Blake, and Nadine with proud Grandparents at Rifle Falls.
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| Grandma and Grandson Blake |
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| Grandkids just slouching down in our trailer after a day out and about. |
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| Blake, Nadine, Natalia on our day out up on the Grand Mesa |
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| The Rainwaters' |
The Whitewater Raft Trip on the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon was fabulous.
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| Just getting started |
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| Everyone had to work |
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| Front seat volunteers got pretty wet |
And, Miscellaneous action un-related to anything else:
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| And finally, this helicopter landed at the Rifle Gap Visitor Center to carry an injured boy that was seriously injured when the jeep his drunk father was driving on an off-road trail turned over. I hope they throw away the key on this guy. |
