On Grandma Sheryl's last full day of visiting, we headed up to do some hiking. Along the way, the boys decided to count motorcycles. It just so happened that they picked a great day for finding motorcycles. We were right in the middle of a motorcycle rally to raise money and awareness for a local foundation called "I Luv You Guys." They rode from Columbine High School to Platte Canyon High School, both where shooting tragedies took the lives of innocent students.
So, we counted and counted and counted! We counted 700 motorcycles and then we just had to stop!
Finally we made it to our hiking trail. It's a trail we did last year as well. This year we started across the street and headed the opposite direction. We parked by this aspen grove and I was hoping it wouldn't be the only changing leaves we saw. We had heard there was a river and a clearing with amazing aspens and vivid fall colors. Along the path, we'd ask people descending how long it was to the clearing. It became a running joke because EVERY hiker told us "about 20 minutes." Well, about 2 hours later, we found the clearing. It was amazing and totally worth the time to hike in.
Amazingly, the boys hiked the entire way in and out with very little complaining. It was awesome to see that we are getting into an easier stage of life to get out and about! A highlight was running across a deer that was probably less than 70 yards away. It was a little nervous around us, but stuck around for quite some time. I got very blurry pictures of it- so they aren't on here!
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