A Short and Lovely Get Away Vacation at Red Crags Bed and Breakfast

After all of that cleaning and painting, Larr planned a short and wonderful overnight vacation at the amazingly beautiful Red Crags Bed and Breakfast. Located in Manitou Springs, just over an hour from us, we spent the drive chatting about what we wanted to do once we arrived. One look at where we were staying and those plans were out. We simply wanted to bask in the warmth of the sun, admire the estate and relax.




This is a special piano that was made with now extinct wood from Africa.


Here's one view of the fun room we stayed in. It was originally the coach house. It was large enough to sleep all of us.




We met Rex, Perrin, Calvin and his friend, Emma, for a wonderful dinner at Adam's Mountain Cafe. I think I had the best meal.
I started with what I thought would be a simply house side salad. Eating the curly cut carrots was a lot of fun and the roll was amazing with butter and honey.

I followed that with the Criosanti with Roasted Figs, Carmelized Onions, Colorado Goat Cheese, Roasted Pecans and Pear.


They came back to the B&B after dinner to continue our visit. After they left the kids and I spent a good bit of time in the hot tub. I went in at around 10:00 p.m. The kids stayed out until midnight. They loved having the light breeze, the twinkling stars and a chance to be silly together.

The next morning Brett, the owner, cooked up a breakfast treat that was as wonderful as it was beautiful.








OnaLedge - The Artist's and Visitor's Cottage



The large antlers on this mantle were a gift from Teddy Roosevelt.




This cut building is actually part of the restuarant that is next to the Oneledge. It was built by the same folks who built Onaledge. (I've modified the photo with textures curtsey of Jerry Jones over at Shadowhouse Creations.)


As we were leaving we said good bye to the deer who were enjoying the Easter morning. Ethan spied this wonderful lamp just near the gate. (I thought it deserved the Jerry Jones style treatment, too.)


If you happen to need a break from every day life and want to feel like your a jet setter from the last century, then this is a place you should consider. I look forward to when we might be able to visit again.