Launch trip, part ii...in more ways than one.

So, an hour before launch, the launch was scrapped. Apparently there were systems communication problems out on the East Coast somewhere which made it problematic. It's been rescheduled for this Friday, so another road trip to New Mexico may well be in the works.

After that temporary disappointment--not new to me, as I've been to White Sands five times now and have yet to actually see a launch!--we took our time getting back to Colorado. We spent the night in Santa Fe, then drove up through Salida and stopped at Bongo Billy's and the local river playground on our way home. This desperately sought time out-of-car yielded some great family pics:

While the bug was perfecting her tree-climbing skills, the polliwog rocked out on the swings:


His dad has a hip new hat and the two of them clearly had a great time:

Further documentation of our travels will be forthcoming as events progress.