Adventures in Vail Colorado

One place was the Outdoor Amphitheater and another was the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens. Both are near the golf course. One of the garden’s claims to fame is that it is the highest botanical gardens in the United States. About 100,000 visitors annually come to this botanic gardens. We went in October and it was actually closed but we were able to walk around. It was too late in the year to see many plants except for crocus and yarrow and aspen trees. I highly recommend seeing this attraction when you visit Vail. We did get some great aspen photos while visiting the gardens, which I have made into wrapped canvases.

For a couple of ladies in their 60s this is as adventurous as we get. We both used to ski in our younger years, now fall is a great time to visit Vail. We had some coffee and later some ice cream. We also visited the Ski Museum which is worth the time! Did you realize that Vail opened in 1962 and celebrated it’s 50th anniversary in 2012?

Learn all about these skiers who climbed mountains without light during the night to take the hill and win the war. This photo is of a statue in downtown Vail commemorating these brave men. Do not miss the movie at the Ski Museum and learn a lot about both the 10th Mountain Brigade who trained at nearby Camp Hale. On the drive back to Breckenridge we did drive by where Camp Hale was formerly. Also learn about and see the old equipment at the museum. I am a Colorado native and during my high school years in the 1960s my parents gave me a series of 10 ski lessons. The old equipment looked very familiar.