We are in love with the mountains! Thanks to Jeff & Paige’s beloved song for inspiring the theme of this past weekend. We left early Friday for our cabin stay at the YMCA of the Rockies. It was a first trip to Estes and RMNP for the girls and I (Bill had been previously) and we couldn’t have asked for better weather to enjoy the surroundings. Friday evening we ate dinner on grounds and played at the playground before having dessert and games out on our deck. On Saturday we drove Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park and also hiked around Bear Lake with the girls, beautiful! Afterwards we returned to the YMCA grounds where the girls had afternoon activities scheduled, followed by some much needed quiet time at the cabin. In the evening we did a horse-drawn hay ride around the park, which included our first Elk sighting, a marshmallow roast, and views of surrounding storms and lightening on the ride back. Easily the highlight of our trip! The girls each had a pony ride on Sunday morning before getting ready to head back.

It was a wonderful, exhausting weekend (those girls are a lot of work!) and we look forward to returning to RMNP to see the elk migration in the Fall.

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