Showing posts with label hiking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hiking. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
The Perfect Day
Saturday was Gor. Geous.
We hiked The Crags, a trail near Cripple Creek. This has to be one of my favorite hikes near the Springs. We couldn't have asked for a better day. Here are some photos. (It'll almost be like you're hiking with us.)
Jamie and I are excited!
Jamie and Chris gaze at the view. This view is just a preview, though, of what's ahead.
Havana and me on top of the world. The view behind us is 360 degrees.
This guy was like the bird whisperer. He held food in his hand and they'd come land. It was awesome.
Tilla and Havana. You have no idea how hard it is to get a good picture of the two of them. This might be my favorite.
Ooh. This guy is my favorite, too.
Jamie loves hugs so much, we try to oblige her as often as possible.
Intense. That's what this picture is.
On the way back we stopped to sit on a giant rock and enjoy the sun. Here's the view.
Devil's Playground and the back side of Pikes Peak behind us.
Jamie, contemplating life.
I love pictures of Aspen trees.
On the way home we stopped at this place called Jo Mama's and ate the best pizza I've ever had. I'm not exaggerating. If you ever drive through Woodland Park, you should definitely stop there. Then we got some Blue Bell ice cream.
Ahhhh. This is what life is about.
We hiked The Crags, a trail near Cripple Creek. This has to be one of my favorite hikes near the Springs. We couldn't have asked for a better day. Here are some photos. (It'll almost be like you're hiking with us.)
Jamie and I are excited!
Jamie and Chris gaze at the view. This view is just a preview, though, of what's ahead.
Havana and me on top of the world. The view behind us is 360 degrees.
This guy was like the bird whisperer. He held food in his hand and they'd come land. It was awesome.
Tilla and Havana. You have no idea how hard it is to get a good picture of the two of them. This might be my favorite.
Ooh. This guy is my favorite, too.
Jamie loves hugs so much, we try to oblige her as often as possible.
Intense. That's what this picture is.
On the way back we stopped to sit on a giant rock and enjoy the sun. Here's the view.
Devil's Playground and the back side of Pikes Peak behind us.
Jamie, contemplating life.
I love pictures of Aspen trees.
On the way home we stopped at this place called Jo Mama's and ate the best pizza I've ever had. I'm not exaggerating. If you ever drive through Woodland Park, you should definitely stop there. Then we got some Blue Bell ice cream.
Ahhhh. This is what life is about.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Section 16
Today we hiked a trail called Section 16. Kind of a weird name. (Sounds more like a place where they hide UFO's.) Sweet hike, but longer than we expected.
Here you can see the back of the Garden of the Gods...
Jamie and the Beckys. Can someone say Olan Mills?
Havana ran around so much she must have done 20 miles to our 6. She was shaking by the time we got back to the car. But she loved it!
Here you can see the back of the Garden of the Gods...
Jamie and the Beckys. Can someone say Olan Mills?
Havana ran around so much she must have done 20 miles to our 6. She was shaking by the time we got back to the car. But she loved it!
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Mt. Herman, for reals this time.
Remember a while back when I wrote a post about hiking Mt. Herman?
Well I lied.
We actually didn't hike Mt. Herman, we hiked in Mt. Herman Open Space. (I should have known that seeing as the entire hike was flat.)
Yesterday my friend Jamie and I hiked the real Mt. Herman. It was definitely not flat. In fact, here is a picture of the mountain. The trail goes straight up the back of it.
I, being brilliant, figured that since it was supposed to be 75 degrees I could hike in sandals. I'm dumb.
Here's the view from the top. See the horizon line? That's Kansas.
And here is Pikes Peak, our Fourteener. Beautiful, as always.
Havana, looking regal.
Well I lied.
We actually didn't hike Mt. Herman, we hiked in Mt. Herman Open Space. (I should have known that seeing as the entire hike was flat.)
Yesterday my friend Jamie and I hiked the real Mt. Herman. It was definitely not flat. In fact, here is a picture of the mountain. The trail goes straight up the back of it.
I, being brilliant, figured that since it was supposed to be 75 degrees I could hike in sandals. I'm dumb.
Here's the view from the top. See the horizon line? That's Kansas.
And here is Pikes Peak, our Fourteener. Beautiful, as always.
Havana, looking regal.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
Weekend Update
Monday morning ... mmmmmm. Even with two cups of coffee, I'm having trouble getting started with this week. So in the meantime, would you like the Weekend Update? (If not, I'd suggest you stop reading. Now.)
Friday night I went to a Wii/Karaoke party. It seems that I have God-given gift for Wii baseball. And now my shoulders are all kinds of sore. Pathetic, huh? And did you know that people assume that if you supply the karaoke machine, that you'll also be the one leading the singing? Go figure.
On Saturday I had some friends over for breakfast and then went hiking with my new neighbor. Poor Havana has not had much time outdoors so she was bouncing off the walls. No, literally. She was running around so hard she kept running into walls. Anyway, we went to Red Rock Open Space. I've been wanting to go there for a long time. It was SWEET!!! Especially all the climbers ... apparently it's a very popular place for rock climbing. Unfortunately I left my camera in the trunk of my car so I have no pictures to show for it but I'll definitely be back. And soon. And I DO have a nice sunburn on my shoulders as as result.
So now I have sore, sunburned shoulders.
Yesterday my new roommate moved in. Well, she moved her stuff in. And by stuff, I mean STUFF. She had a lot! (Hey Julisa!) Good thing I have a huge basement. But it meant many trips down and up the stairs which means sore legs today.
So. Because I'm one big mass of sore muscles, I don't really feely bad that I ended the weekend sitting on the couch, crying over Extreme Home Makeover. That show seriously has me in tears every week.
What was your weekend like? Did you do something fun?
Friday night I went to a Wii/Karaoke party. It seems that I have God-given gift for Wii baseball. And now my shoulders are all kinds of sore. Pathetic, huh? And did you know that people assume that if you supply the karaoke machine, that you'll also be the one leading the singing? Go figure.
On Saturday I had some friends over for breakfast and then went hiking with my new neighbor. Poor Havana has not had much time outdoors so she was bouncing off the walls. No, literally. She was running around so hard she kept running into walls. Anyway, we went to Red Rock Open Space. I've been wanting to go there for a long time. It was SWEET!!! Especially all the climbers ... apparently it's a very popular place for rock climbing. Unfortunately I left my camera in the trunk of my car so I have no pictures to show for it but I'll definitely be back. And soon. And I DO have a nice sunburn on my shoulders as as result.
So now I have sore, sunburned shoulders.
Yesterday my new roommate moved in. Well, she moved her stuff in. And by stuff, I mean STUFF. She had a lot! (Hey Julisa!) Good thing I have a huge basement. But it meant many trips down and up the stairs which means sore legs today.
So. Because I'm one big mass of sore muscles, I don't really feely bad that I ended the weekend sitting on the couch, crying over Extreme Home Makeover. That show seriously has me in tears every week.
What was your weekend like? Did you do something fun?
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