Today we went on a hike at Chautauqua Park in Boulder. It was supposed to be a 1 mile hike in a small loop, however I let Lyndall be the leader. When we were at the half way point of the loop the kids decided that they were not ready to go down just yet and they wanted to go up more. OK, so up we went. We ended up taking a 3 1/2 mile hike straight up.
The trail was steep and rocky.
Lyndall wanted to go under the rock, Sable thought it was going to fall and she did NOT want to go under it.
This is now the background for my computer, a pretty wild purple Iris.
On the trail.
A crevice in the rocks that Lyndall wanted to go in, once again Sable said no.
Snack and water time. I made the kids each carry their own backpack full of water and snack.
Sable on Bluebell Trail. Those are all the blue flowers in the back.
They were smelling the trees, they said that they smelled sweet and like sugar, they were right!
Lyndall was checking out the moss on the rocks...
...and picking up any trash he found on the trail.
The kids loved this spot, these were rocks that people stack up everywhere, they said they looked like houses.
So, getting close to the top we realize that Sable lost her coat.
Just a great view of the Flatirons. (not zoomed in)
Group picture, only 1/2 mile to the top.
This is the Royal Arch at the top of this trail.
Looking through eh Royal Arch onto the city, absolutely gorgeous.
The kids were happy that they had made it all the way to the top of this trail.
On our way back to the car we found Sable's coat YAY!
The trail was steep and rocky.
Lyndall wanted to go under the rock, Sable thought it was going to fall and she did NOT want to go under it.
This is now the background for my computer, a pretty wild purple Iris.
On the trail.
A crevice in the rocks that Lyndall wanted to go in, once again Sable said no.
Snack and water time. I made the kids each carry their own backpack full of water and snack. Sable on Bluebell Trail. Those are all the blue flowers in the back.
They were smelling the trees, they said that they smelled sweet and like sugar, they were right!
Lyndall was checking out the moss on the rocks...
...and picking up any trash he found on the trail.
The kids loved this spot, these were rocks that people stack up everywhere, they said they looked like houses.
So, getting close to the top we realize that Sable lost her coat.
Just a great view of the Flatirons. (not zoomed in)
Group picture, only 1/2 mile to the top.
This is the Royal Arch at the top of this trail.
Looking through eh Royal Arch onto the city, absolutely gorgeous.
The kids were happy that they had made it all the way to the top of this trail.
On our way back to the car we found Sable's coat YAY!
I love that they decided to smell the tree! Too cute!
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