Yesterday, two of my kids got to do something very few people do in Colorado: Ski on July 4th. We headed out about 4 miles from our house to an undisclosed area on Marble Peak.

The hike up was warm, and the ski down fun, if not challenging. My ski got stuck in a small bush that was sticking out of the snow like a tiny rainbow. I fell, the ski released, and I stopped with my head hanging down into a crevasse with water rushing down below me. Cool .

That was one 4th of July never to forget.

Picture if you will, a lot of cavers in one tiny, little area. I mean, cavers are used to being in cramped places, so flying coach is no problem, and riding a bus in Nigeria with 180 people and 50 chickens inside is no big deal.

But put them into one of the smallest, coolest, adventure parks (which happens to be located on the top of Iron Mountain) in America, and you are in for a treat.

We hosted the annual NSS (National Speleological Society) convention at  Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. The park closed down at 5 pm for a private “party”. And what a party it was. I was opening and closing the airlock entry doors to the cave on average of once every 20  seconds for 4  hours straight. Whew!

The cavers were very grateful. The bats were grateful. The rubber chicken was a hit.

And I got to rub elbows (literally) with some of the best cavers in the world…

It really wasn’t Sarah Palin, but she did a great job of making people do double-takes. The hair, the eyes, the glasses. Everything. She stared at me like “don’t you know me?” Maybe it was Sarah. If that’s so, her Secret Service agents need to lose a few pounds, and not eat candy on the tram…

Yesterday, on our cave tour guide board, someone announced that Glenwood Springs, Colorado was voted “The Most Fun City in America”  by USA Today, and Rand McNally. That’s way cool.

The ladies who were instrumental in that designation were on one of my cave tours. The tour got good reviews from them. So if you want a really fun cave tour, ask for Jerry’s tour at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

For no extra fee, you might experience my special “Light show” or maybe you are worthy of the “Rubber Chicken Tour”…

My family spent a few hours with me at the Glenwood  Caverns and Adventure Park on Fathers Day this past week. I got to ride the Alpine Coaster with my wife and youngest sons. It’s a two person coaster that has brakes, but who needs them. We absolutely flew down the track, leaning in on the curves and “pumping on the bumps”. What a hoot!

At the end of the day, my wife told me “That was the best Father’s Day we’ve ever had!” I couldn’t agree more. Thanks, Steve!

JB