Early in our time in Fort Collins we hiked Deer Mountain. These photos have languished on my desktop ready to be posted for several weeks so finally after we left town and the kids are safely back in Asia, here it is. This was one of the first of many big hikes with elevation.
The two littles are ready to start up hill. A party of about 12 or 14 of us went on this hike. Two families in addition to us.
Early on I was getting favor of a hiking partner- I liked it.
and as we got higher and a bit spread out, on the switch backs, the views got broader and better too.
and hiking partners changed around which was nice
or none at all, also nice, especially when I was huffing and puffing.
At one point it rained, hard! very hard! We just put on our rain coats and stood under the trees to get what shelter we could. Finally it did clear and the humidity being nonexistent we dried out rapidly as did the trail.
Though a bit cloudy, no more rain the rest of the day, a bit cool at the top though where we picnicked.
and we got a photo with all the Asian grandchildren.
a strong hiking crew and a great hiking place
check out the back drop of this photograph
We like the views from mountain tops.
Some trails get a bit steep with lots of switchbacks. This one was.
Hard to beat Rocky Mountain National Park for a vista or a backdrop for a photograph.
It is also hard to beat Fort Collins as a place to spend the summer. Patt and I truly enjoyed our time here with the grandchildren and Matt and Laura. It was just absolutely great. Hiking, playing cards, biking, meal times, reading, story telling, cooking, playing outside, just talking and visiting, having early morning wake up visitors, sleepover guests, going places and all the fun of being together. A great summer for memories that we will surely treasure.
now we are off to another journey--
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