camp trip

A quick, mid-week adventure provided for an excellent "mini-vacay" for all of us and a great opportunity to not only spend time with good friends but a chance to see a part of the state that we weren't familiar with... Ouray

We set up camp and immediately got to work on lunch!

Then there was much exploring to be done... Ouray's surrounding mountains are home to some beautiful hiking with several great creeks and waterfalls to see!

The above picture was taken from the bridge shown below!

It sits atop an incredible canyon and waterfall...

with a man-made trail to take you to the creek at the bottom!

(where the boys did the most instinctual thing possible - throw rocks in the water!)

We took another hike to check out the huge waterfall on the perimeter trail, right off the town center... the kids were such troopers!

So after some fun hiking and sight-seeing, we had a terrific dinner in town... then back to the campsite for some s'mores and good night's sleep!

The next morning was perfect for a dip in the local hot springs pool...

The scenery was amazing and the company was fantastic, too!

A swim, a quick stop at the park, and a big, Mexican lunch wrapped up our visit and sent us home with a craving for more mountain time and some very tired little boys!