Colorado Springs
After Austin, we spent a month in Colorado Springs, CO. We had gone a bit crazy with our spending in Austin, eating out with friends and exploring all the food and drink options the city had to offer (there were quite a few). We reeled ourselves back in once in Colorado and made an agreement to eat out as little as possible. This was actually fairly easy because we spent most of our time in Colorado hiking, camping, and exploring the Rocky Mountains. We got creative in our camping and trail meals. We rented the basement apartment of a house with an absolutely amazing view of the rocky mountains surrounding Colorado Springs. The apartment itself wasn't much to write home about, but it had everything we needed. The kitchen didn't have an oven or a dish washer, but it had two toaster ovens and a smokeless grill. We didn't really care that it wasn't fancy because we spent 90% of our time on the outside patio. Patio Home We were there in the middle of the summer, so the day