Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
Favorite hike Ellie: My favorite hike was Mt. Ida because we’ve been trying to do this hike for so long and I felt so accomplished at the top. Zoe: I have two my first one is Mt Ida because of all the amazing views. Also the Fiery Furnace by ourselves because it was fun to […]
Read More Post Trip InterviewAt the end of April I had a horrendous headache and the loss of clear vision. Understandably, this freaked my doctor out and I ended up spending a week in the hospital. I was diagnosed with optic neuritis, the swelling of the optic nerve. It was very treatable with steroids and, in and of itself, […]
Read More Day 46: Omaha to HomeThere isn’t much to write about. We simply drove from Denver to Omaha. We left the mountains and adventure behind us and headed toward home. We listened to over half of Edward Abbey’s “Desert Solitaire” and plan on finishing it tomorrow. That’s pretty much it. Hands down, the most boring day of the trip.
Read More Day 45: Denver to OmahaToday we traded the sounds of water rushing for a mass transit system. We traded the smells of ponderosa pine for city garbage. We traded beef jerky for gourmet doughnuts. We traded the views of mountains and deserts for skyscrapers and a bustling downtown. We traded scents of wild flowers for food trucks. We traded […]
Read More Day 44: DenverToday was a rough one. There were tears. Lots of them. The girls slept ridiculously well in the tents, both sleeping long after I thought it was feasible to sleep in a tent. I woke up at 5 when some little (I’m assuming little) creature woke me up by chatting right outside our tents. We […]
Read More Day 43: Odessa Lake and Hotel BornEverything about today was backwards. We slept in. We ate a huge late breakfast out. We did “touristy” things in the morning. We didn’t begin hiking until 4:30. We ended our hike going downhill. Everything was mixed up. We have finally found perfect accommodations in Estes Park. This was our second year staying at Ponderosa […]
Read More Day 42: Odessa LakeLast night, for the first time ever, Zak and I shared a tent, while the girls slept in the one right next to us. We were in a Rocky Mountain National Park campground and all felt comfortable with the idea of the girls being on their own. I know they envisioned hours of giggling and […]
Read More Day 41: Mt. IdaThe morning started with a wonderful homeade breakfast of french toast, eggs, bacon, Trader Joe’s dark roast coffee, and good friends to wake up with. We are so thankful the Stewarts welcomed us into their home and allowed us to crash. Two years ago we went white water rafting in Idaho Springs. It was early […]
Read More Day 40: White Water Rafting with the StewartsToday was all about us girls. Zak sadly spent the day in the hotel room resting and recovering from whatever bug he caught. On the other hand, the girls and I were up at 4:30 and on the road well before 5:00. We had an hour and a half drive to the trailhead. There was […]
Read More Day 39: Mount ShermanWe had one big goal today, get back to the car we left yesterday morning. We woke up at 6 and spent a whole hour packing up camp. We can’t figure out why it takes us so long, but it always does. By 7 we were on the trail and had a great pace throughout […]
Read More Day 38: Conundrum Hot Spring hike out