Our first trip to Colorado: Pretrip
Decided to move a trip report that I wrote on Trip Advisor to here. In moving it over, I’ve added pictures and more details.
Cast of Characters:
Me: 26 at the time of the trip. My goal is to go to all 50 states before I turn 50. This trip allowed for crossing a new-to-me state off the list.
Nick: Also 26 at the time of the trip. He also had never been to Colorado. It was because of him that this trip happened.
This trip really began in April 2013. Nick and I took our first trip to Disney World together over April vacation. At the end of that trip, Nick was able to take a bump on the way home, resulting in a substantial amount of Southwest credit. With that credit, it became possible for a flying vacation for summer vacation. After a week or so of considering our options, we decided to cross Colorado off my never been there list. We booked nonstops between Manchester and Denver, marveling at how much cheaper the nonstops were than those with connections (there was a reason, as we would find out), and then booked 4 nights in Colorado Springs, followed by 2 nights in Estes Park, gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. I had roughly 3 months to completely plan a trip that I knew basically nothing about, to places I’d only ever seen pictures of. Good thing I didn’t need to make advance dining reservations and fastpasses like a Disney trip!
Summer was filled with vacation planning, and before I knew it, August 3rd was here. We weren’t leaving Manchester until mid afternoon, so I had plenty of time to pack and do some errands, before I picked Nick up, so that mom could take us to the airport.
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