America wrap-up, part one (Rocky Mountain Edition)

I'm writing this one week before we fly out of the country, and a week and a day (due to a day layover in Toronto) before we leave the continent. It has occurred to me that there is no way we're going to be able to give you a day-by-day accounting of our travels across the country, but that's okay - you're here to read about us in China, right? So, to tide you over until we get there, a few hastily selected pics of us on our trip. [Apologies if it's a bit Christmas-Card like, but hey, we've got Grandparents reading this...]


First, the obligatory family shot to prove that we are alive and can stand together in front of a waterfall, though the boys don't look too convinced...


...then the kids looking cute...


...followed by Mom and Dad doing Something Important. (The Manitou Incline Trail, in this case. One mile, 2,000 vertical feet, finished in 45 minutes!)

Then, some adventure shots of the kids...

Ysa in the Great Sand Dunes

Xander bungee bouncing

and Zekey taking on ... the escalator. (Did I mention that these were hastily selected?)
Okay, time to add some photos to symbolize the various modes of transportation we've taken, and then it's a wrap! More next post...