Isn't it weird when you find out there are amazing things right in your backyard? Well, not literally your back yard - in this case I mean a quick drive up the hill to Silverthorne - but here in Colorado - that is our backyard - right?
The Ice Castles (the place, not the movie) contacted Mile High Mamas (who is running a contest for tickets through the 26th, by the way) and while I have been a bad little Mile High Mama lately with all my life craziness, I still love being part of the group and jumped up and down at the chance to go see THIS in person:
We happened to go on a 50 degree day, when the sun was melting the ice like crazy, and I was able to walk around in just a fleece. But that made for some good photography time.
And good OH MY GAWD time.
And good Declan wants to play with chunks of ice time.
And good "Is this actually real?" time.
But, while the day was spectacular - the night was INSANE.
Where walking through the different sections was totally different from the morning.
Well worth the return trip.
Well worth ANY trip.
And since the Ice Castles change all winter long - while the crew builds them icicle by icicle and Mother Nature adjusts their texture and form with every weather pattern - we'll be back for sure.
Full Flickr set is here!
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Blogger Disclosure: My entrance and accommodations were covered by Ice Castles and Keystone Resort. All thoughts, words, and images are mine.
The Ice Castles (the place, not the movie) contacted Mile High Mamas (who is running a contest for tickets through the 26th, by the way) and while I have been a bad little Mile High Mama lately with all my life craziness, I still love being part of the group and jumped up and down at the chance to go see THIS in person:
We happened to go on a 50 degree day, when the sun was melting the ice like crazy, and I was able to walk around in just a fleece. But that made for some good photography time.
And good OH MY GAWD time.
And good Declan wants to play with chunks of ice time.
And good "Is this actually real?" time.
But, while the day was spectacular - the night was INSANE.
Where walking through the different sections was totally different from the morning.
Well worth the return trip.
Well worth ANY trip.
And since the Ice Castles change all winter long - while the crew builds them icicle by icicle and Mother Nature adjusts their texture and form with every weather pattern - we'll be back for sure.
Full Flickr set is here!
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Blogger Disclosure: My entrance and accommodations were covered by Ice Castles and Keystone Resort. All thoughts, words, and images are mine.
22 Comments:
We went by this past weekend, they may have melted some since we were all there.
We're totally going! Maybe this Saturday :)
Can't wait to go!
Holy cow Aimee.
wow. i have never in my life seen anything like that - i want to go!! i mean, it'd be a little bit longer drive, but maybe next weekend? haha.
It's been a long time since I have seen anything so amazing ! Totally beautiful !!!!
Can't believe this is in our backyard! Incredibly beautiful.
I have seen those ice hotels, but this is way cool too!!!
Unbelievable! Looks other worldly. So so cool.
Absolutely gorgeous! Wow. Normally the dramatic lighting at night really catches my eye but the daytime ones you can see so much more detail and the craziness! Wow. Thanks for the pics.
Dex is so lucky to have you guys as parents. He gets to do the coolest things!
I am going to have to get up there before it melts!
GORGEOUS!
OMG! Your pictures are amazing. I had NO idea THAT'S what's going on up there!
We are going for sure! Maybe even stay up there for the weekend!
Wow! I am glad I checked in to see these photos. Those are amazing! I definitely want to check them out when I'm in Denver again.
Your photography is, as always, incredible!
@mommycanrun
So rad.
Thanks guys! Was a really fun time!
Beautiful! I didn't know those existed, road trip!
Wow. That looks amazing!
Wow.
Ice castles will definitely blow your mind as it is just simple beautiful.
It is truly so magical! My oldest son and I ran into these a few weeks ago when I was taking him down to Denver to start college. We had to visit. There is no age limit on this sort of fun. :) So glad you posted these fab pics.
The family drove up from Denver with the castles as the destination. We were disappointed and the cost was too expensive for what we received. The published pictures are a bit deceiving. This is the first year of the Ice Castles. I expect future years to be much better as this group makes improvements from their lessons learned.
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