Grand Lake Day

I fell in love with Grand Lake while we were there. We've traveled through Colorado a lot over the last few summers, and this town may be my nuber 1 spot, if not the top 3 for sure. If it weren't so cold and snowy- this would probably be my dream town (and if there was a Target within 30 minutes) 

We walked the main street and did some shoping. There were so many cute goodies! 

Megan fell in love with moose on this trip and decided her future child's entire nursery should be all moose themed. 

The flowers and wooden sidewalks were dreamy. 

The girls played at the park in the middle of town. 

And then we spent the afternoon at the lake. 

It was COLD! But thankfully we "warmed" up to the water pretty quickly. 

The girls were brave enough to jump in but they immediately regretted it. 

We spent the whole afternoon paddle boarding and kayaking. 

I could literally spend my entire days doing what we did on this day. Walking, shopping, being together, enjoying breathtaking scenery, and being on the water. 

Eventually we got ice cream. 

We ended the night with dinner and a view of the lake. 

It was absolutely perfection.

 

RMNP Day 2

On day 2 of our Rocky Mountain National Park trip, we had reservations to be on the other side of the park for some hiking! It was about an hour drive over. We packed some snacks, our hiking gear, and we were off! 

Honestly, I can't remember which lakes we hiked and which trail this was. It's a pretty popular one in the area, and I'm way too lazy to go look it up right now.

The lakes were breathtaking. The weather was beautiful. The hiking wasn't too strenuous, and we all had fun. 

Afterwards, we drove over to Park City, since we were close. We walked in and out of shops. Gretchen especially loved seeing this pic of Travis. 

And Megan thought this shirt was hilarious. 

Of course, we stopped for ice cream. 

After doing some shopping, picking out souveniers- it started to rain, and we had to get back to pick up Gabby! 

On our drive back we even saw some elk! 

 

RMNP Day 1

In July, we loaded up and headed to Rocky Mountain National Park for a few days! After first stopping in Amarillo, and New Mexico, we made it to Grand Lake! 

We headed in to the park and first stopped at the Holzwarth Historic Site- I was okay with missing this spot, when we were planning, but I'm so glad we ended up going and seeing it and learning the history behind the area!  The girls (and DJ) played around a bit and it was fun to explore! 

There's a little bit of a walk from the parking lot to the buildings. 

We stamped our National Park passport. 

and got to playing! The girls were able to try some games that kids would have played! 

And DJ tried too! 

Megan had tons of fun on the stick horse! 

They even tried roping a "calf" It was much harder than they tought it would be! 

We were able to see the home. 

And Megan even did some laundry! 

They saw elk antlers 

After our visit to the historic site, we started making our way up in the mountains more and stopped to take in a few views. 

We hiked a little trail around a lake, which was gorgeous except there were so many bugs! 

And then we climbed to the very top of the highest peak in the park! 

We made our way back down and then found a waterfall. 

Gretchen even made friends with a butterfly. 

While we were exploring the park, Gabby was with her dog sitter and having the best time! 

We spotted elk! 

And made it back to the camper that night just in time for Gretchen to study for her SATs!