Dear classmates and ladies:
Thanks once more for your participation to our Colorado Reunion.
I hope you've received the receipt of final payment and itinerary from Centennial Travelers.
This might be my last message to you before meeting you all in Denver.
Just let you know that I might add few extra activities along the route of our tour
which are not listed in the final itineray you received as the time permits.
Some requested to have few group luncheons on the day of our own lunch days. These could cost little extras to all of us, but I'll keep as low as possible.
First group luncheon is planned right after visiting the Great Sand Dunes N.P., and I will try to set up other one in the vineyard in Palisade near Grand Junction. Free wine tasting will be provided by the winery.
We might visit the Colorado Gator Farm near Alamosa if the time permits.
It will cost $4.00 per person. This will be little different from the natural environment, some of us who have homes in Florida probably see the alligators from their living rooms, but it will be fun to see those creatures in the snow capped high mountains range (recently featured in Denver TV.)
We might hike short 1/4 miles to see "Treasure Falls" on the way to Pagosa Springs which is near the Wolf Creek ski area, mini-Niagara in Colorado.
10 of us (including 3 from Korea) will do the hot air ballooning early in the morning of 8/24, (reserved,) at the Pagosa Springs, the rest of us could sleep longer, and then we will depart to Mesa Verdi National Park around 9:30 a.m..
Remember we'll be on the Durango-Silverton narrow gauze railway, which
operates the coal burning steam engine which emits the cinders,
so please wear the old clothes or dark colored ones.
Check lists for trip:
(1) Diamox ( in case of susceptible for high altittude problem!)
(2) Sunglasses
(3) Sun Block Lotion (unscented one - insects love the fragnant ones!)
(4) Inspect Repellants
(5) Comfortable well-worn walking shoes
(6) Elegant casual attires, (no fashion show anticipated!)
(7) Hat, cap, or sunvisor
(8) Swimsuits. (please enjoy the hot spring pool soaking!)
(9) Windbreaker, Sweater ,etc as the tour director suggested.
Raincoats? We do not use those in Colorado that I know, not late summer.
We might encouter the passing thundershower in p.m., but passing fast.
No Umbrella, please, it might be a lightening rod!!!!! (Tour director's wrong.)
(10) Analgesics, Aspirin, Advil, Tylenol, if you prefer, be prepared.
(11) Camera and binoculars as suggested by our tour director.
If you have any further questions, please ask me by e-mail or phone.
(303) 830-3541 weekdays (late Sunday - Thursday night) in Denver,
(970) 330-9191 weekend (late Friday - early Sunday) in Greeley,
(970) 396-7473 (cell).
See you all soon! Be healthy!
Yu Hong (8/1/05 20:40) from Denver, CO.