Spring Break Trip - Part 1

We left on our 30th anniversary/Spring Break trip with a lot of snow still on the ground in Soda Springs. We were really looking forward to warmer weather the further south we went.The first day we drove to Denver.  We lived in Denver for a year and a half shortly after we were married. Logan was about a month old when we moved there and Lindsay was born while we were there. Also, while we lived there, the Denver temple was announced. We were so excited to have a temple close to us.  Then we moved back to Arizona before it was done.  We have always wanted to go back to see the temple. We did that on this trip.

It was just gorgeous and we loved every minute.


From Denver we drove to Colorado Springs.  We had never really been there for any length of time before but we thought it would be good to get an hour closer to our next destination, so we went for it. We ended up with a reservation at the Antler's Hilton, thanks to Hotwire, which was a big, beautiful hotel. When we drove up to check in, someone came out and asked us if we needed vallet parking. We didn't want to spend the extra $20 for that, but it was cool to stay in a place that actually did it!

When we arrived, we asked the attendant about good ice cream places in the vicinity. She told us about a little shop that was just down the street, so we thought we would give it a try.  I tell you, it was a bare-wall hole-in-the-wall. Always the best kind!

It was called Josh and John's. In the front window were several huge old fashioned ice cream freezers. I think they each made 5 gallons. They were powered by enormous motors compared to regular freezers.  That is where they made their ice cream.

 

Their ice cream was great and definitely rivaled Reed's Dairy in Idaho Falls, for those of you who know. But one of the most fun things about this place is that they have a list of at least 100 flavors that they make. You can mark your favorite flavors and when they have those in stock, they will email you to tell you they have it. Of course, it doesn't do us any good, but what a great idea for those who frequent it often. This was definitely a good find.