Today we visited Four Mile House, visited with my sister's family some more while getting ready to go tomorrow.
It was a packed house last night with Erin and Jay also spending the night. The younger girls had a little slumber party in the front room while the rest of us found beds to sleep in.
After a big breakfast and a little packing, we took a trip to Four Mile House.
Four Mile House is a Denver Area Historic Landmark. It is recognized as Four Mile House because it is four miles from the center of Denver. As we learned this day, the real reason is that the location of Denver City Hall was also the location of the stage coach stop. Four Mile House was so named because it was a stage coach stop four miles from the end.
Four Mile House also lies on the Cherokee Trail. The Cherokee Trail was a trial that went from Fort Bridger, WY down to Denver, CO.
We took a tour of the Four Mile House, which was owned by several people and walked the grounds around the house. We found a wagon ride and took a nice horse drawn tour of the grounds.
After Four Mile House we returned to Grandma's house for some lunch. The rest of the day was spent visiting and getting ready to get back on the road. We said goodbye to Erin, Jay, and Victoria as they returned to Colorado Springs.
Later that evening, I went out to the airport to pick up Carla. She was returning from the Stampin' Up! Convention in Salt Lake City.
Tomorrow we get back on the road and head home. We'll go through Rocky Mountain National Forest and on into Wyoming.
