This weekend, my friends Stephanie, Liesel and I took a girl's road trip to Rye, Colorado -- about two hours south of Denver. We had planned this trip earlier this month but we were all glad to be able to have time to explore and hangout again. Corona ruined so many things....but not our ability to enjoy each other's company!
We arrived at the castle around 1 pm and it was already pretty crowded. Just looking at it from the street it was HUGE! All made of stone and iron. We found out later it was built by one man who wanted to make sure the public could enjoy his work for free! The government (no surprise here) tried to force him to sell tickets to the public. Even defamed him. The government doesn't like free....
On a sale of one to ten Stephanie is a nine when it comes to being scared of heights. I would say I am a seven. Liesel is a six. Because of a fire not long ago, the castle is under construction so you do have to be careful walking around. The iron and wood platforms are not sturdy in some places. The top floor had a flyover you could walk on. It used to span the entire building but now it stops about halfway. And...the iron structure shakes a little when walking on it. Thank goodness there was a railing otherwise I would have never walked on it. On top of the tower, there was an overlook spot but this area had NO railing. HECK NO! None of us went up there. I had to keep telling myself not to look down when we were walking around the balcony that was made of see-through iron.
After eating lunch and checking out the gift shop, we drove down the road to Isabel Lake and hiked around it. Beautiful views of the Fall colors and the lake. Not as beautiful as the NorthEast, but it was perfect weather for a hike. We got turned around a few times trying to get back to the car, but we made it!
Another Colorado adventure completed!
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