Day 4
Time zones – even though only 2 hours difference it can still mess with your schedule. All of us woke up early even for our time. Dressed in all of the clothing we could find – oopps a bit of mommy mistake – packed too many warm weather clothes & not enough cold ones – we headed out for our first official hike in the Rocky Mountains. Shortness of breath, feeling very tired, dry eyes & dry noses were symptoms we all had. We drank lots of liquids & seemed to get better as the day progressed. The trees & meadows that led to the pond were all filled with little daisies – they must have known I was coming. We learned that the wildflowers show up around July. Looking at the aspen reflecting in the pond with fresh mule deer tracks all around us gets your heart beating really fast – oh wait – that is the altitude! :-) Gabe and Grayson were great troopers along this hike. Gabe was all about the quartz crystals he was finding a long the trail. (I think you have a couple of geologists on your hands, Lori.) Whenever David holds up his hand & tells us to stop & be quiet – oh do I get excited. Sure enough, there were 3 mule deer crossing the path right above us. Luckily for us the wind was in our favor & blowing towards us. The kids were really excited to see the deer. Grayson later spotted them crossing back over the trail again. I believe the altitude was getting to the kids because they tired out pretty easily. Mom and I decided to take the kids back to the RV & fix breakfast. We all knew that David was not finished. Even though we were in bear country, we all agreed that David would continue exploring the trails & come back with a report.
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