{"id":2937,"date":"2019-01-11T02:13:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T09:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=2937"},"modified":"2019-01-10T11:15:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T18:15:15","slug":"ice-castle-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=2937","title":{"rendered":"ICE CASTLE ADVENTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our\u00a0daughter\u00a0came to Colorado to ski with her family while we babysat the Girls. <\/strong>
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Mom, Dad, and the 2 boys skiied Vail and Keystone, loving the fresh snow! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marla\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0took\u00a0the\u00a0Girls\u00a0to\u00a0the spectacular “ICE CASTLES.” There are only 5 similar installations in North America. <\/strong>

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Dress warmly and we’ll take you on a tour!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We were enthralled with the icy wonder! “Brrrrrrrrr!”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So\u00a0fascinating\u00a0and\u00a0fun!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Ice\u00a0Castles”\u00a0contains\u00a0a\u00a0labyrinth\u00a0of\u00a0beautiful passageways\u00a0to\u00a0explore.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The\u00a0Girls\u00a0are\u00a0very\u00a0adventurous!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The\u00a0ice\u00a0slide\u00a0was\u00a0very\u00a0popular!\u00a0At\u00a0night\u00a0“Ice\u00a0Castles”\u00a0is\u00a0lit\u00a0with colored lights heightening\u00a0the\u00a0magic.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everyone\u00a0loved\u00a0the\u00a0slide!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marla\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0followed\u00a0our….5\u00a0year\u00a0old\u00a0tour\u00a0guides!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visual\u00a0excitement!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Come\u00a0on\u00a0Mimi\u00a0and\u00a0Papa…..you\u00a0can\u00a0do\u00a0it!”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They\u00a0LOVED\u00a0the\u00a0children’s\u00a0ice\u00a0slide!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our\u00a0grandsons\u00a0Vaughan\u00a0and\u00a0Owen\u00a0took\u00a0these\u00a0images\u00a0when\u00a0they\u00a0toured “Ice Castles”\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0evening. They are very impressive photographers! Most visitors prefer the evening with colored lights although it can be very cold! Advance reservations are required online. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lake\u00a0Dillon\u00a0and\u00a0Summit\u00a0County\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0wonderful\u00a0place\u00a0to\u00a0visit\u00a0in\u00a0both\u00a0the\u00a0winter\u00a0and\u00a0summer. Historic towns of Frisco and Brecknridge are nearby with 4 ski areas. In the summer I love cycling west on the paved bike path toward\u00a0Vail.<\/strong>
http:\/\/www.summitbiking.org\/area_rides\/rec-path-map.pdf)<\/a>. <\/strong>

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Photos:\u00a0Dick\u00a0Gentry,\u00a0Vaughan\u00a0&\u00a0Owen.\u00a0<\/strong>Not to be used without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our\u00a0daughter\u00a0came to Colorado to ski with her family while we babysat the Girls. Mom, Dad, and the 2 boys skiied Vail and Keystone, loving the fresh snow! Marla\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0took\u00a0the\u00a0Girls\u00a0to\u00a0the spectacular “ICE CASTLES.” There are only 5 similar installations in North America. Dress warmly and we’ll take you on a tour! We were enthralled with the icy wonder! “Brrrrrrrrr!” So\u00a0fascinating\u00a0and\u00a0fun! “Ice\u00a0Castles”\u00a0contains\u00a0a\u00a0labyrinth\u00a0of\u00a0beautiful passageways\u00a0to\u00a0explore. The\u00a0Girls\u00a0are\u00a0very\u00a0adventurous! The\u00a0ice\u00a0slide\u00a0was\u00a0very\u00a0popular!\u00a0At\u00a0night\u00a0“Ice\u00a0Castles”\u00a0is\u00a0lit\u00a0with colored lights heightening\u00a0the\u00a0magic. Everyone\u00a0loved\u00a0the\u00a0slide! Marla\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0followed\u00a0our….5\u00a0year\u00a0old\u00a0tour\u00a0guides! Visual\u00a0excitement! “Come\u00a0on\u00a0Mimi\u00a0and\u00a0Papa…..you\u00a0can\u00a0do\u00a0it!” They\u00a0LOVED\u00a0the\u00a0children’s\u00a0ice\u00a0slide! Our\u00a0grandsons\u00a0Vaughan\u00a0and\u00a0Owen\u00a0took\u00a0these\u00a0images\u00a0when\u00a0they\u00a0toured “Ice Castles”\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0evening. They are very impressive photographers! Most visitors prefer the evening with colored lights although it can be very cold! Advance reservations are required online. \u00a0 Lake\u00a0Dillon\u00a0and\u00a0Summit\u00a0County\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0wonderful\u00a0place\u00a0to\u00a0visit\u00a0in\u00a0both\u00a0the\u00a0winter\u00a0and\u00a0summer. Historic towns of Frisco and Brecknridge are nearby with 4 ski areas. In the summer I love cycling west on the paved bike path toward\u00a0Vail. http:\/\/www.summitbiking.org\/area_rides\/rec-path-map.pdf). Photos:\u00a0Dick\u00a0Gentry,\u00a0Vaughan\u00a0&\u00a0Owen.\u00a0Not to be used without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[242,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family","category-travel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1.jpg?fit=5472%2C3648&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2937"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3012,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2937\/revisions\/3012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}