We started our vacation in Estes Park, CO where we met my parents. The plan was to stay at our timeshare for the week and enjoy the beauty that is the Rocky Mountains. The wildfires were concerning me a little, but they were far enough away from Estes that we thought we would be just fine. After staying a night, visiting a local winery and grabbing lunch we returned to our timeshare to see lots of smoke in close proximity. Bret found out that we were all being evacuated as a new fire had sprung up less than a mile from the timeshare. We packed up everything we had just unpacked and threw it in the car. We didn't know how long we were going to have to stay away so we made the decision to just drive back to Wisconsin instead of waiting it out.
We came from there...ick!
On our way back to Wisconsin we made a quick stop at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, NE. Jackson visited with the monkeys, the fish, penguins, and got to pet a few goats too! It was HOT and HUMID but he had a lot of fun!
After long Nebraska we headed to Decorah, IA to see Mary and John as well as Luther College where I went to school. A trip to Decorah is not complete without a stop at the chick hatchery to get your Quality Chick t-shirt (or in Jackson's case "My Mom's a Quality Chick"). You also cannot leave town without stopping at the Whippy Dip for ice cream. Or the Dippity Doo as Uncle Johnny would say!
On our way back to Wisconsin for some 4th of July fun!
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