David Hawkes and family met up with us to hike Stewart Falls at Sundance last month. We showed up in shorts and flip flops -- not the best hiking attire. My boys were great sports to hike the 1.5 miles up to the falls. Correction: I carried Lucas most of the way up after he tripped over his flip flops for the tenth time.
To add a little excitement to the hike, we decided to hike back down the steep terrain in the dark. After a close encounter with some big animal that was crushing and crunching the brush just to the right of me (Dave thinks it was a elk -- there were some guys up there calling the elk in), I let out a scared shrieeek. That took the fun out of it for Lucas for the rest of the hike. He figured it was too scary -- if Mama can't hold it together, ain't nobody can. I did my best to convince him I was only caught off guard and there was no real danger, but he didn't buy it. Although we understand that Sundance Search & Rescue came out looking for us, we had it all under control.
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Just got caught up with your life. Fun summer! Two things: 1. You are gorgeous. 2. Your family is gorgeous.
I bet all the girls in Isaac's school aren't going to know what hit them.
You'd think with a family member as a forest ranger yall wouldn't have gotten lost . Looks like you guys all had a great time anyway.
Fun hike! My kids always seem to know if I'm lost or I'm having a hard time finding something (I know, I live in Rochester so this shouldn't happen, but it does on occasion). Anyway, I always have to reassure them that I'll find my way and all will be ok.
Always an adventure with you guys~ And wow, check out Ada's DaRlInG hair!!! Did you do that?
It was probably mice or a family of rats in the bushes.(: I couldn't resist with your phobia. That just makes me laugh. Lisa-always on an adventure. Cute family.
Happy Birthday to Mike!
oh how funny! Now you might have scared him of hiking for the rest of his life!!
LOVE that Lucas was in Flip flops!!;)
where is that parking lot i spy in the picture? i wanted to do this hike with my boys so badly...but i couldn't find it - did i have to keep going past sundance and through aspen grove? urg! i should have called you! i had done it before, but couldn't find it!!
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