Pikes Peak

Both of our FB teams won yesterday so we were both in relatively good moods today. We took Bucky to the park and then headed up Pikes Peak...something Buck has wanted to do since we got to CO. Although the change in altitude can make you nautious, dizzy, thirsty, and faint, we braved it to go to the summit. The trip up was a little rough but we walked around in the snow (yes, snow) when we arrived. Buck threw a snowball at me and was warned shortly thereafter not to do it again ;) Bucky didn't really want anything to do with it - fine with me. Rascal was skiddish but quickly began to enjoy it. While we were enjoying the donuts inside, I looked outside and quickly asked, "Is that snow?" An emphatic, "Yes it is" was the reply. So then, of course, we "had" to play in it. This was Bucky's first view of snow and his response was to hold his arms and say, "Brrr...cold." That's my boy!! We went very slow on the way down due to this new precipitation and I was glad to be back in the 70 degree weather at the bottom. On the way down, you are required to stop to let the ranger check your brake temp to make sure they are not too hot. The max temp is 300...Buck did such an amazing job driving that ours were only 86. To give you an idea of why they check, the car in front of us had to pull over and park because theirs were 345. Also, the water bottle that was shaped perfectly compressed on the trip down. We are now home and tired and relaxing watching football. It was overall a great day.