Sunday, May 10, was Mother's Day. We didn't plan to be in Colorado for Mother's Day, but that's the way it worked out, and as with everything on this trip - it was the right thing. We had an early Mother's Day gathering with my kiddos before we left.
It was a slow start to the day. We had some time to kill before our visit. We went to Castle Rock Park and walked partway up the steep trail toward the top. When we lived there, you could drive to the top on a narrow, no-guard-rail dirt road. Mom drove us kids up one day - I think in our Corvair. She got scared halfway up and tried to back down, but drove the tailpipe into the dirt, killing the engine. Some young men/teens came by and helped her get it started again and drive to the top and back (there was no turning around). I remember that view as being so beautiful. There's a flag and a large star on top of the rock. They light the star during the holidays. There is no vehicle access anymore and they have preserved the location as a park with well maintained trails.
We drove around old town Castle Rock after that. We took a wrong turn and ended up finding an impressive community center and park. We roamed the building, which included an indoor soccer field, trampolines, indoor swimming pool, gym, and amphitheater (apparently Cheap Trick is playing there this summer - the only performer I recognized). After making sure the bathrooms worked properly, we headed to the park area and discovered, in addition to a great playground, a fun hillside slide that people were going down on cardboard, zip lines, climbing towers, and a ninja training area. It was amazing and a fun find from an unexpected wrong turn.
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