We went to Buena Vista which is about a 2 hour drive from home. I didn't get out of work until 4:30 on Friday, but I had packed everything the night before. When Aaron and kids got home they put it all in the truck so that when I got home we just hopped in the truck and drove.
We set the tent up in the dark that night, but that's always part of the fun. The kids seem to think it's more fun to set up the tent in the dark rather than in the light. Saturday morning we woke early and headed into town for breakfast. After breakfast we headed over to Cottonwood Pass. We found some great campsites by Cottonwood Lake that we are going to remember for next summer. We did a great hike by Cottonwood Lake. We had a ton of fun.
On our way back from the pass, a bolt fell out of Aaron's truck. Of course the thing is going to fall apart, it's paid off. Anyway, he was having issues with the truck shiftin. We couldn't get it to stay in park. So when we got back in town we had to go to the parts store to get some tools to try to fix this problem. After about 2 hours in the parking lot, we got it fixed and the truck is working great now.
We spent the evening at the campsite cooking great food, roasting marshmallows, and just hanging out with family time. Sunday morning we woke up and had pancakes that were cooked on the campfire. Yummy!! That morning we spent hiking to Marroon Bells. It was another beautiful hike! After a couple of days of hiking we were tired and had some sore muscles. We decided to go to the Mt. Princeton hot springs to swim for the afternoon. It was the perfect way to spend the last afternoon of our camping trip. Monday morning we packed up and headed home. It was a fantastic family weekend!!
2 comments:
That sounds like so much fun!
Tell Aaron he's going to have to replace the Truck-Burator next time. :) Bless my heart.
I love how Caleb is zonked in the backpack while the rest of you are hiking. I will have to prepare for those moments.
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