Day 1 in Colorado

So we have been in Colorado for three days and I was looking at all the pictures so I decided to do a blog on each of the places we visited. So this first day is the airport. We got to the airport at 9 to catch our flight that left at 11:18. We then flew out to Colorado and got in around 12:30. They are in mountain time and are an hour behind. So here are some pictures. Here is us at the airport:

So the guy in the middle of the picture on the right is Will. He had never flown before so this was his first plane ride. So you know the guy on the left is John and on the right is Mike. In the picture on the left going from left to right is Katie, Megan, Heather, and me. On this plane this is the seating arrangements:

OK so when we got to Colorado we could feel a difference in the air. Denver is called the mile high city due to their high elevation above sea level. because they are higher there is less oxygen and for us coming from the Midwest it took some getting use to. As we were waiting for the our transport the guys noticed that if you could take successive deep breaths you could really feel the effects of the air. As we drove through Denver to Colorado Springs where our hotel was we were amazed at the view of the mountains. Will pointed out that it looked like they were not real and were more like a picture. Even with the clouds hanging low we were still amazed at the beauty of the mountains. I will get some pictures up from my phone of the mountains but words can't really capture the view. One of our chaperons said that she liked their skyline a lot better than Chicago's and the group agreed. Well this is all I have from Day 1. The next blogs to be posted will contain pictures and information from the Olympic Training Center, Cave if the Winds, Carmichael Training Systems, and the Garden of the Gods. But until then stay tuned for more of this trip.