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Friday, August 5, 2011

Red Feather Lakes

Our third camping weekend in a row! We sure love summer. We went north this time to the Red Feather Lakes Area and camped off of Dead Man's Road. Once again, it was beautiful country, but not as breathtaking as the past trips this summer.


It is so incredibly tough to get a "perfect picture" of our boy. I mean, I'm not looking for perfection, but I would appreciate a smile in the general vicinity of the camera lens once in awhile. So here are eight pictures I took trying to get a good one! Nice!


We did a bit of fishing at Chambers which brought back some fun memories of camping there when Jadeyn was just three months old! But we had more fun fishing in the tiny streams and catching beautifuly colorful Brookies. Their color is so intense. Oh and we had a little visitor. A brave chipmunk stalked Jadeyn for a handout and Jadeyn was pretty ecstatic to feed him!



















Not as much mud as Coffee Pot Road a few weeks ago, but there were a few fun areas and then a few areas we didn't want to attempt!

There has been so much moisture this year that everywhere we have camped has felt like Oregon: thick undergrowth, ferns and mushrooms mushrooms mushrooms! Its kinda weird since I can't stand the taste of any mushroom, but they are really quite pretty and I took a few too many pictures of them!

The only bummer part of the trip is that Jadeyn got sick. On his last day at daycare one of the other boys had a really bad cold, and Jadeyn got it. By the second day he was coughing prety good, runny nose and fever. So, we figured since we got out a day early (Thursday) that we would cut our trip short and come home on Saturday and hopefully Jadeyn would sleep a little better.

So on our way home we stopped at 7 Mile Trail south of Red Feather. Third time is the charm; we had been on this trail twice before and both times were stopped by snow. It was a heck of a lot more extensive than we had ever guessed and had a lot more variety: Deep ruts, huge rocks, soft hilly areas, creek crossings. It was a lot of fun!

1 comment:

Lawana said...

What a fun trip this was for you. As usual, your photos are amazing! Loved the one in the RIVER! Don't go drifting down the river with our grand baby! Wow, it did look amazing. So glad you had fun and give such great reports! We love you and glad you are home safely!