Day 22 - Road Trip - Nix Ranch

Ahhh, another day in the Rockies.  We enjoyed playing around the ranch again, watching Grandpa doing some fly fishing, and a visit to Bishop's Castle.  The castle is a one-man, hand-built castle.  Bishop has worked on it for 43 years and it is continually a work in progress.  He preaches his political views as he works and onlookers are free to roam his castle.  It was a fun side trip and we got to see more wildlife and mountain views along the way.

The ranch at 8300 feet and tucked in at the foot of the Rockies.  Beautiful!

The property used to have a cabin that was over 100 years old.  Here are the remains after it was burned by arson a few years ago.  :(

Up in Bishop's castle:

The older four and Chris climbed to the very top.  Scary!  The castle isn't built to code at all and that makes the heights all the more scary.  

The one-man builder:

Sadly, this is the tail end of our trip.  We'll hit the road tomorrow to head for home.  Part of me is ready to go home, but more of me wants the vacation to continue on.  It's been a great three weeks of family time and enjoying God's beautiful creation.