We were lucky enough to enjoy a 3-day weekend of camping up in the mountains to celebrate the holiday. Our first night there our campground neighbors arrived around midnight and proceeded to park their R.V. for the next hour or so by yelling back and forth and revving the engine trying to get it in the exact spot of their liking. I wish I would have taken a picture of the event--if you have seen the movie "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" just picture Cousin Eddie and you won't be far off from the caliber of people or the R.V. they were occupying.
However, we still enjoyed a great weekend of hiking, fishing, biking, etc. with our friends. I love America (even if it means sharing it with the "Cousin Eddies")!
*Sarah * Kevin * Me * Stefanie*
One of the reasons I love camping so much is the food that you eat while you are there! There isn't a specific time frame for meals or snacking which is why we enjoyed smores and hot dogs at any time of day!
Sitting with our friends Katelyn and Sarah at Emerald Lake. The fish were not too impressed with our lures, so we just decided to enjoy the scenery (and watch the kids across the lake reel in fish after fish).
Sarah and I were a few miles into our ride when we decided to pull over and snag this picture. We're still happy here, because we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into--we were about to do some serious climbing up the road!
Bryan and I at the summit of our ride around Turquoise Lake, approximately 10,800 feet. I could barely catch my breath at the top. Bryan, on the other hand, chatted with me the whole way up--I don't think he even broke a sweat, what a man! :)
Sarah was the local camp drug dealer. She insured that after our vigorous ride around the lake that everyone would sleep well with the magic blue pill of Tylenol PM.
We made our way to Maroon Bells near Aspen. I couldn't help but think of "Dumb and Dumber" as we arrived in Aspen, "where the beer flows like wine, where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano." I'm actually not too sure about any parts of the above statement, but Aspen was gorgeous and I think this hike is a well-kept secret of Colorado. It was gorgeous! Bryan captured this picture as well as the one below. I believe his dream job would be working for Burton as their photographer. Until then, Comcast continues to be working out!
This family caught Bryan for their family pictures when we were out hiking. I'm not sure if it's the big camera around his neck, friendly personality, the combination---but this seems to be a fairly common occurrence that he is taking pictures for people when we're out and about.
Our little family picture. :)
It was a well-placed bench that we all took advantage of!
It was a popular idea to go to the mountains for the holiday weekend. I think that the majority of the Denver Metro area was headed home at the same time. Our time home was doubled from that of going. However, it was worth it and we had a great weekend!
