Trip Planning and Logistics

I don't know why this page is included since we did little to no planning for this vacation. Part of the problem was that we weren't exactly sure when the trip would commence due to the boy's soccer schedules. Yumi had a little more planning to do with regards to flight schedules, hotel rooms, practice ice time and car rental.

Once her plans were in place it was pretty much up to me to pick up our rental U-Haul trailer, pack the camping gear, do the grocery shopping and get the boys to Colorado Springs to pick up the girls and to reserve a campsite. Here we got lucky and got a site at Moraine Park which was close enough to Estes Park so that we could pick up groceries, do laundry and arrange for a rafting trip---and the numerous shops and restaurants!

We did have some ideas of what we wanted to do: Horseback riding, whitewater rafting and some dayhiking but would play it by ear as to when we would do each activity.

Easier than expected was the rendezvous with the girls. We figured to make it to Colorado Springs at about the time Yumi would be checking out of their hotel. All we had to do was find it, which proved to be no problem.