It was time to say goodbye to Mount Princeton and explore some more! We first went to the fish hatchery nearby. This is where about 750,000 trout are raised every year so they can be fished throughout Colorado. The hatchery is paid for by angler fishing licenses and keeps the fish ecosystem fully sustainable in the state. This prevents overfishing and preserves an important American past time.

On the road we found this mountain range where all the mountains were named after Ivy Leage colleges.

Time to move on! We stopped by a cute little city called South Park city that looked like a preserved 1800s street with shops and bed and breakfasts. There we also found a library and got ourselves some used books we were allowed to “buy” with a donation.

Along the way we stopped by Alma, CO, which is the United State’s highest elevation town at 10,578 ft. It was very very small and has a town population of 296 per the 2020 census. To be honest, it was the high point of the trip. All the other towns and cities were all downhill from there.

As we got closer and closer to Brekenridge, we saw more and more beautiful snow. It is hard to best Colorado’s natural beauty.

That afternoon we made it to Brekenridge! We ended the night with some food, fun, and games at a restaurant that also had an arcade! Kaden cleaned out our wallets here 😆

We ended the night in our air bnb close by to downtown. Kaden, Leanne, and I hung out in the hot tub keeping us warm from the outdoor 20° weather while the rest of the gang stayed in and played Canasta. In the hot tub is where the “burrito” inside joke was born!