Chaffee shuttle and Salida Hot Springs Pool tour

Went on a tour of the aquatics center and hot springs pool. There is a lap pool which is kept in the upper 80 degrees and a leisure pool kept in the upper 90 degrees. The photo of the outside of the center here shows the free Chaffee shuttle which is available M-Sat until 5pm for anyone who needs a ride around town.

These are the soaking pools at the aquatics center. You can rent them for an hour. The water is from the hot springs in Poncha Springs and is 104 degrees.

Check out the aquatics center and hot springs pool on their web site at: http://salidarec.com/public-pool/

Welcoming in new year

Welcome 2013.  It's still rather dry here in Chaffee county.  Monarch ski area http://skimonarch.com/  seems to have enough snow for the snowboarders and the skiers however.  My daughter tells me that the additions at the ski area really help at lunch time. 

Here in Salida, we have had some snow, but for some reason I can't figure out how to download the photos today.  Anyway, fortunately the weather has warmed a little and its no longer 10 below zero at night.

Tuesday, I am going on a tour of the Salida Hot Springs pool   http://salidarec.com/public-pool/  and the Steamplant Event Center http://www.salidasteamplant.com/ with other lodging facilities in town.  Then I can let you all know first hand what these places have to offer you as a tourist. 

end of 2012

Today is December 23.  Sunday.  Where has the year gone? 

We have some snow on the ground outside and it looks like it is snowing at Monarch.  Great day for snowboarding or skiing.   Winter came late this year, but it seems to be here now.

There is really not much to talk about.  Later today my daughter will come home and we are going to make some gingerbread cookies.  I told my mom I would make her gingerbread cookies if she made me some home-made toffee and she agreed. 

As a child, our family would drive 1.5 days from California to Colorado to see the grandparents.  We passed through all the small towns decorated with Christmas lights.  My grandparents were so happy to see us.  My mom's mother and I would bake gingerbread cookies during the week.   We drove up to their cabin and cut down a Christmas tree.  We did it every year for over 15 years. 

Merry Christmas everyone.....

Thanksgiving in Salida

It's been a week since Thanksgiving and I wanted to post our photos before now, but I've been busy with this and that.  My daughter came for Thanksgiving but now that she is working, she can't stay as long.   At least she still lives in Colorado so that's good!!

Here is a photo of the dining room table.  Set for three.  After dinner Kendall and Lee drove up to the mountains and cut down our Christmas tree.  I think they were gone for just an hour or less.  The sun was shining and since we have no snow, it was much easier than in years past.

Here is the tree decorated and up.   It's a little too tall so the Angel can't fit up there! 

A lot of the ornaments are home-made.  I painted some when I was addicted to tole painting years ago.  Last year a man here in town made us several glass ornaments. 

 

This is a moose though its kind of hard to tell in this photo.

  

 

Lee wanted a dragon.

 

 

My mom made this angel when she was in a doll club many years ago.   So that's an heirloom.



Okay, I thought I could move the photo above, but maybe I can't.  Still learning the process.  Anyway, that's my Santa I made a few years ago of felt.  His one eye is a tiny bit bigger than the other.  Too many cookies!! 

That's it for now!

Pam

Waiting on Winter

It's the day before Thanksgiving and we are still waiting on winter.  I guess it doesn't officially arrive until December 21.  Went for a walk yesterday in my capris.  No gloves and no hat.  Monarch Ski Area was scheduled to open tomorrow, but alas, no snow.  The snowboarders will have to wait. 

So, what have I been up to while I'm waiting for the snowboarders and skiers to arrive?  I have continued on with my quilting projects.

Here is my cowboy boot wall hanging:

And then another row in my "row" quilt.  These are cups incase you couldn't figure that out.  :)  Next row will be leaves:

And for Christmas gifts I have decided to make some ruffle scarves.  They only take one skein and that's about $5 and 30 minutes of my time.  Here's a link to what they look like:

http://www.knitting-warehouse.com/free_knitting_patterns/Coats_Clark/RH_BoutiqueSashay/smokeyswirlscarf.pdf

My daughter is in town this weekend.  When she is here we go to the shops in downtown Salida and see what's new or what we can't live without.  The first stop was to Murdoch's Home and Ranch which is actuall on the highway.  You can check them out here:    http://www.murdochs.com/salida
They are having an awesome sale next week.

Then we went to Yolo, which she loves:  http://www.yolocolorado.com/   I have done some Christmas shopping there already.

Our third stop was my favorite store, which is Fringe.  It has fabric and gifts and yarn.  I love the fabric section being a quilter.  Their web site is:  http://www.fringefab.com/

Who is coming to Salida for skiing this winter??  Check out our web site to make your reservations:
http://salidacoloradomotel.com/  Or just call - 719-539-6296.

Moving into November.

Saturday night and I'm tired.  It's been a busy weekend at the Circle R Motel.  Just three weeks until Monarch Ski Resort is supposed to open, but its still in the 60s.  I'm not ready for winter, but I know some of the skiers and snowboarders are more than ready.  Here are some photos from our last ATV trip.

Naked Aspen trees.

Got into a little bit of snow.