Monarch, CO Weekend Getaway

Hello all!  I hope everything is having a great Monday!  It's supposed to get really really cold here today through part of this week.  I couldn't see the mountains this morning, so the low clouds definitely mean some snow!  They said our high tomorrow is below zero and it was 70 degrees this past Saturday.  Gotta love the constant changing weather (at least there aren't tornado warnings here..ha!).

We went to Monarch, CO this weekend and we had a great time!  It's a smaller ski resort, but the ski runs aren't as long, and it was perfect for Mason.  The weather was great...not too cold at all which makes it even more fun.  We went up on Saturday afternoon and stayed in one of the lodges down there, and they had an indoor pool and some hot tubs outside, and Mason enjoyed the game room!  We got up and went skiing yesterday, and we were there right at 9am and skied until almost 3pm, so we got a good day of skiing in!  We had a buy 1 get 1 lift ticket coupon and Mason get to ski for free, so it was a inexpensive trip! 

On the way down there (Monarch is south of Colorado Springs), we got to go to the Royal Gorge and see the rapids on the Arkansas River.  Hard to believe that the Arkansas River is over here...lol!  Anyway, we wil definitely be going white water rafting this summer on the Arkansas River!

Royal Gorge Bridge

Can you see the Arkansas River way down there?

Here are some pics of Monarch and I also posted a video of Mason while he was skiing!  He is getting really good at skiing, but he still keeps asking about snow boarding lessons....I keep telling him next year!

Paul and Mason on the ski lift...(who knows what they are talking about :))

Monarch sits pretty much on the Continental Divide....isn't this an awesome view??!!

After one of his falls (that he didnt' count for the day :))

Hope you all enjoy the pics and have a good week!  I'll keep you posted on the lovely weather that is coming our way!

Love yall!