Thursday, August 25, 2011

Summer in the Mountains

We were privileged to spend a week in the mountains with Nonie and Grande last month. What a delightful relief from the 90+ degree weather! Beautiful scenery, as always. 

Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park

Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park


Sprague lake, RMNP


Sprague Lake

Paul trying to get some fly fishing in while the "ducklings" look on.



Will and Ella try their hand at an improvised fishing pole.















Exploring a mountain stream.














Grand Lake

The kids had a blast in Grand Lake. The beach was a popular place, despite the frigid mountain water. It felt like a tub of ice water! Nonetheless, Nick and Ella loved playing in the lake and didn't even wait until we had towels ready for them to dive in.  Will was another story. The poor guy fell in head first at the start and was chilled to the bone for the rest of the day. He spent the afternoon shivering under blankets and any sweatshirt available while the big kids swam.










Bear Lake





Hiking the Waterfall