Mountain Adventure
We love getting back to Colorado for fresh air, hiking and just spending time in nature with family and friends.
Trip Recap
- Day 1: We embarked on a 16-hour road trip from Chicago to Breckenridge, passing through Iowa and Nebraska, and finally arriving at our destination in awe of the beautiful snow-covered mountains.
- Day 2: Our VRBO in Breckenridge was perfectly located for hiking, walking to town, and enjoying great pizza.
- Day 3: Took an enjoyable morning hike with Auggie, followed by a farewell to family and a family-friendly hike to Sawmill Reservoir near downtown Breckenridge, and had a wonderful lunch at the dog-friendly Kenosha Grill.
- Day 4: Hiked to Mohawk Lake through challenging terrain with beautiful scenery; had a rewarding dinner at Blue River Bistro.
- Day 5: Longer hike to Mohawk Lake followed by a delicious dinner and drinks at Blue River Bistro.
Highlights
Being with family away from home, all together.
Our hikes. They were tough; it felt great to accomplish them together.
Seeing family. Bringing Auggie our dog.
Our VRBO, “Mountain Honey” in Breckenridge The Halcyon Hotel & Paul’s surprise party.
THE SUSHI DEN.I’m
Day 1
Travel road trip day! We left Chicago at 3 AM for our drive to Breckenridge. We planned to stop in Denver at the end of our trip, so we had 16 hours of driving ahead of us. We took I-80 most of the way through Iowa and Nebraska and arrived in Breckenridge around 7 PM. It’s incredible where you can be after 16 hours of driving. The mountains were lush and green from the heavy snowfall totals from winter. I by by h.
Day 2
Our VRBO was right on Breckenridge Mountain with hiking outside our front door, and the town a ten-minute walk. I always look for properties where I can walk to everything. For me, vacation is about rest, relaxation, and celebration but also exercise. We started with a morning hike. We then met up with the family at Tin Plate Pizza in Breck. Such great Pizza!! Then a family dinner back at our house!
Day 3
Took our daily quick AM hike to walk our dog Auggie! We said goodbye to family and then took an easy hike to Sawmill Reservoir. This trail is the perfect family-friendly hike and begins 5 minutes from downtown Breckenridge. Superb lunch at Kenosha Grill on the dog-friendly “paw”tio.
Day 4
We woke early and headed to Mohawk Trailhead on our way to Mohawk Lake. This hike is challenging and so beautiful–you will walk through dense forest, see streams and waterfalls, a lovely meadow, and the spectacular lakes and view up top! We had an excellent reward dinner at Blue River Bistro. Excellent cocktails, service, and food!!
Day 5
Longer hike to Mohawk Lake then dinner and drinks at Blue River Bistro.
Anything you would add or do differently?
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Mountain Biking when you are sore from a hike.
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Coming from mid-westerners of course. A buffer day would have been good!
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Would have been better to leave the mountains for Denver early Sunday rather than in the afternoon, the traffic was terrible.