Shannon Gurney Photoblog: Back...ON the grid

You've heard of "off the grid" right? That's where I've been for the past 10 days. It's been nice, relaxing, a little frustrating (for those of us attached to our computer and internet), and super cool. BUT, the vacation is officially over. O-V-E-R It's back to reality for me. Back...ON THE GRID.

I'm already tired again from staying up the past two nights doing laundry, proofing photos from before my vacation, taking care of screaming kids who aren't adjusted yet, and trying to get everything done in the earliest possible time. Stress comes to mind. But, I'm not one to complain or anything...

This, I promise, will be my last post of vacation photos. There are a ton I could share with you, but a person can only take so many vacation photos, right? These are also a bit random just like my last post. I'm not feeling too organized yet and didn't even edit these except for sharpening and brighting some of them a bit.

So, stick with me and I promise to post something other than vacation pics really soon.

In my last post, I left off in Ouray, Colorado. Here are a couple of shots taken during the totally rockin' Ouray 4th of July Parade.

this next one was actually taken with my point and shoot out the window of our moving SUV...it's a bit blurry, but you can see how the town is located down in the valley at the base of the mountains...

We rented a Jeep on one of the days we were in Ouray. It was the one thing I wanted to do at some point during our vacation. I love driving a Jeep. We did a little off-roading and then I pretty much cruised around town until my time was up.

Another cool part of Ouray is the Hot Springs and all the waterfalls. The boys went to the local hot springs swimming area and had a great time. I didn't get any shots of that since I was too tired and stayed back at the cabin with Wes.

I did, however, get some shots of our visit to Box Canyon Falls. It's a huge waterfall that you can actually walk under and see the massive amount of pressure and force this thing produces. It was a bit scary, but we survived. Here's what the walk looked like...

After leaving Ouray, we headed to Red River, NM. It's a really quaint little town set at the base of the mountains, as well. They have lots of delicious places to eat, cool local shops to peruse, and even a Go-Kart track for the boys...and Grandma?

and then the dreaded trip home...