Our Day in the Mountains

On Saturday Aug. 23rd we enjoyed a day in a special part of our local mountains. It was partly to celebrate Janet's birthday (Sunday) and the end-of-summer and start of our home school year. Mike Durkee joined us as we went up South St. Vrain Canyon, had a picnic by the river,

then finally (bad maps ;-( ) found the trail that we were looking for.

It was the Ceran St. Vrain Trail, which was just beautiful as it wound its way through the lodgepole pine trees, alongside the South St. Vrain River. It's early fall at 8,000 ft, and just a perfect time in the Colorado mountains...You should have been there!

Janet chose to take a nap in the car while the rest of us hiked.
Mike and the kids couldn't resist some wading in the mountain stream.