Mountain fun

Some friends invited us to spend the weekend at their cabin in the mountains.  On Friday night, we visited Brainard Lake.  This lake is located in the Indian Peaks Wilderness- which is where we will be doing our High Adventure hike later this week with the YM.  It was fun to look up at the mountains and think that we'll be hiking there shortly.  Tyler served as the human rope, so that everyone could get to the top of the boulder.

The moon rising was beautiful.

Look familar??  This one is missing a dent and has probably never seen maple syrup.  We found this at the annual Hilltop bazaar held near their cabin.  Lots of old people selling crafts.  They had several working looms and even a person playing Celtic music on a Hammered Dulcimer.  (Kelly, you would have been in heaven!)

After the bazaar, we packed up some lunches and headed to their favorite swimming hole on the St Vrain river. The water is snow melt, and very cold.  The highlight is to slide down the rocks- nature's own water park.  Katie jumped right in and was the first to go- no fear! Here is a video of a train they made, with Katie at the end.

-Brant

Picture Pages

Here's what's what we've been doing lately.

Washington Monument while we wait for fireworks on the 4th

 We went to the beach in Delaware last week and had a crab cake sandwich. Also, Nilla Wafers kept us alive between arrival and dinner. 

 You may have heard that we have a Cuban embassy (again) in DC. I pass it on the way to work every day. The crowds have died down but it's still a popular photo spot.

I tried out some new family transportation yesterday. The price is a bit steep, but one can dream, right?