Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Labor Day Weekend

For Labor Day Weekend we wanted a nice mix of work and fun.  Sunday morning we decided to head up to Estes Park for some FUN!  We arrived just in time for an early lunch/late breakfast before heading into RMNP for some hiking.  Here are Rob and Jameson hanging out in a nearby park that was hosting an arts and craft fair while we waited for our table.


Ava eyeing the "good stuff" - seems there's no food she won't readily devour.



Near the start of our hike in Rocky Mountain National Park.  We hiked the Fern Lake trail to "The Pool" (3.4mi round trip).

Jameson still admiring the "huge" rock.

Ava at the river crossing.  She started to get a little antsy as we neared the pool, and on the way back we had to keep moving the carrier from front to back and ultimately had to carry her.  We agreed that she would have done far better if we had remembered her pacifier - terrible but true!
The Pool. You can see why we thought we had made it to "the Falls" (which would have been a slightly further destination), but apparently this is what a pool looks like.


Rob getting acquainted with the ferns along the river and explaining to Jameson why this is likely called the "Fern Trail".


Hopped out of the car to get a better look at the Elk in the meadow.  There were a number of them that we ended up seeing on our way out of the park.