Around Town - Glenwood Springs ~

 After spending late Friday evening soaking & watching snowflakes melt in the steam from the pool, we slept in a little on Sat.  The hour time difference helped!  Butch made us latte's & we enjoyed the view from our deck.

View~

There are plenty of good restaurants in town now.  We picked the Blue Bird Cafe for a late breakfast.  Just a little shopping was on my list of to-do's.  By the time we left the restaurant, the sun was out & the day was already warming into the 40's! 

 Bullock's is such a great western store!  The staff was so friendly, we caught up on all the local issues since we'd moved.  We left carrying bags of course!

Our idea of shopping nirvana :-)

We also found Fine Things.  The shop where we'd purchased our third set of wedding rings in 2008, was still in business!   We stopped in to say "hi" & admire the jeweler's latest works.  

We took a drive to the south end of town to find our old house - it took a while!  The neighborhood looked totally different.  Once we found the bridge across the Roaring Fork River,  I remembered the street.  Everything on both sides of the old road was built up in huge condominium projects.  I'm surprised this house & the two others on each side, haven't sold out to development.

Our old house~

After 40-years, it didn't look anything like it did when we lived here.

2-1981 Jentry flying down the hill!

The back yard was a big slope, right down to the river.  Butch packed the snow for the girls to have a sled run.  They almost ended up in the river!  He had to add a berm :-)

We stopped for an early dinner - deciding on Chinese - we have it so seldom at home.  The food was as good as ever.  It was nice & quiet, off the tourist track.

New pedestrian bridge & steps down to the park by the pool~

  Back at the Lodge, it was such a beautiful evening, we took a walk over the new pedestrian bridge.  A perfect place to view the pool.  

Glenwood Springs Hot Springs Pool~

Largest in the world, there had been changes since our last visit.  The bubble chairs were gone :-(  You can still put in a quarter to get bubbles, but the rails that held you in place have been removed.  The huge slide is gone too...  Replaced by a Sopris Splash Zone, open only in the warmer months.  The fountain is new, placed where the picnic area used to be.  There is a nicer park like area with grass now, that you can see in the photo of the pedestrian bridge.

The Lodge~

By staying at the Lodge, you pay a higher rate, but get unlimited access to the pool.  (Pool fee is $28. a visit.)  I had quite a discussion with the manager when we returned home.  She discounted our room & I received a promise of a nice upgrade next time we visit.  I'm going to confirm that in an email.  (Yes, Butch's skills come in handy in all circumstances.)

A fun day & the best part!  Heading back over to the pool!