Pack Family Reunion

 July 6-10, Pack Family Reunion, Royal Gorge, Canon City, Colorado

We left on Monday to drive to Colorado.  It was a long drive but we had Courtney to take a turn driving.  She was thrilled!

By luck, we met up with Andrew and David on the way so we were able to caravan with them through Colorado.  It was fun to leapfrog with them all the way to the KOA.  We arrived later than we had expected but we got all unpacked and then went to bed.

It was a great KOA and we stayed in a cabin with a bathroom/shower.  It was a nice facility.

The next morning, we got up, ate breakfast, took family pictures, and went to the Royal Gorge Bridge. 

We rode the gondola across the gorge, Courtney rode the zipline, and we explored.  There were a ton of people and it was pretty hot but the view was gorgeous.  

It was a long way down!

That's Courtney on the right in the center (on the zipline):

The next day (the 8th) a group went to Great Sand Dune National Park to do some sand surfing.  Courtney and Bryan had a great time!

When the sand surfers got back, we loaded up and went to Centennial Park in Canon City.  It was SO COOL!!  They have a river with small rapids that runs through the city.  All along the riverbank, they have stations with life jackets that are free to use and cemented pull-out locations with stairs and stuff.  We put on the life jackets, got into the river, and would float down to the out-take point.  We had a BLAST!!!  We spent a long time there and could have stayed for longer but it was getting late.  The park was so much fun!!

That night, Andrea taught us how to paint a self-portrait.  She is an amazing teacher because they turned out really well.

The next day we went river rafting.  That also was SO FUN!

We got to get out and jump from a rock into the river.  The water was cold but we were so hot that it was refreshing.  We had water fights with the other boats and had a lot of fun!

Bryan was bitten by the river shark:

It really was a rock that he fell on in the water, but we told Tyler it was a river shark.  ;)  We told him the truth but the cut was really gnarly.

It was a great reunion hanging out with family and playing.

She didn't want to take a picture ;)

Exhausted!  That means she was having a great time!

Courtney got to hold her baby cousin, Johnathan.  

We drove home on Saturday.  It was such a fun week with a great family!