After seeing beautiful photos on my friend's blog, we decided to head up to Burning Bear Creek. It's about an hour away and was rated as an easy hike for kids. We were hoping to see some of the beautiful fall leaves, but we were a little late as most had blown off. We did see a few. Even without the leaves, it was a beautiful hike along a creek and in and out of the trees. We hiked about an hour in and an hour out. The kids really liked our adventure. There was constant commentary on the cow poop that lined the path and at one point, we actually had to move out of the way for a small herd of cows! It was the closest my kids have been to cows before! We found a teepee and had to explore. Took at snack break by the river and the kids enjoyed throwing sticks and rocks. All in all, I'm glad we copied our friends and spent the day in the fresh fall air! We'll be doing this more often for sure!
At the trailhead
After about an hour in, I finally found my fall leaves!
The teepee we found
Throwing sticks into the river.
We explored a little waterfall. I'll have to admit that the little guy makes me a little nervous around water and rocks!
Big brother took this!
One of the cows that crossed our path!
Yay! Glad you had fun! Here is where we get a lot of our kid-friendly hikes. http://funcoloradohikes.com/
ReplyDeleteLove the pics!