Visitors from Wisconsin

This week our dear friends Paul and Maris Fried stayed with us in Fort Collins, Colorado. They drove one thousand miles to visit and spend time together. We had the opportunity to show them around the Front Range and do some hiking in the Poudre Canyon. They joined us seeking out geocaches in town and in the surrounding regions.




Paul and Peter took the hike to the top of Horsetooth Rock and Renée and Maris hiked the trail to Horsetooth Falls.

Paul was able to complete a Earthcache with information he gained from signage at the top of the Rock.

The Rock overlooks the City of Fort Collins to the north.

Paul and Maris' visit to Colorado

In May 2011, Paul and Maris drove from Milwaukee to visit us.
During their visit with us, we introduced them to our surroundings as well as our newest hobby...geocaching.

On one of the first days they were here, we took them for a drive north and Wwest of Fort Collins on a road that runs along the Poudre River and through the canyon.  No matter what time of the year we head out in this direction there always seem to be new sites to see.  On this trip, we noticed that the river was beginning to swell.  Rafters were enjoying the exciting ride.

Our goal for the day was to head about 20 miles west to pick up 3 new caches that had been placed in the canyon along the road.  The first one had us (not Renee) climbing down the steep slope in search of the elusive cache.  We never did find this one and actually have been back since with no luck as well.  Giving up on that one for the moment, we headed back east to pick up the remaining 2 and have our lunch.  Success!  Both were found in record breaking time.  We had our lunch along the river and headed back to town.  Along the way, we were all treated to a small grouping of Big Horn Sheep that had progressed down from the mountains to feed on the new grasses.  Great photos.