Giraffes like special crackers...

After a very relaxing day on Monday spent exploring Breckenridge and enjoying time with family, we headed off for our day trip to Colorado Springs on Tuesday morning. After filling up on Breckenridge's best breakfast at The Blue Moose, we were on our way. We stopped for some shopping and ice cream in Manitou Springs and then made our way to the Garden of the Gods. That place was just downright cool. It was awesome to see what "the God" has made!

Next, we enjoyed lunch in downtown Colorado Springs at The Phantom Canyon Brewery (Dan recommends the Copperhead - a bit hoppy but still sweet; Megan, on the other hand, thought it must be what Elk urine tastes like!).

We followed that joyous meal up with a trip to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo where we got to feed the Giraffes. Yes! We got to feed the giraffes! You had to buy these special crackers but it was worth it. One even tried to kiss Dan or maybe Dan tried to kiss it. Either way, it was definitely the highlight of the afternoon. The rest of the zoo was cool and the Will Rogers memorial located at the top of the mountain offered breathtaking views that we enjoyed for quite a while.

After we made it back to the condo in Breckenridge, Dan schooled Megan on "Double Shot" (the arcade style basketball game) and they discovered that neither were any good at ping pong (and the RTS bretheren are now sad after reading that). Once cleaned up we made our way to our dinner reservation at The Cellar wine bar and restaurant where we enjoyed a flavorful, eclectic, tapas-style dinner. We skipped dessert, but we did go to Wal-Mart for some aloe lotion to care for the sunburns we acquired today. Anyway, below are some pictures. Enjoy!