After sleeping in this morning and taking a couple hours to clean house and do laundry, D took the whole family on a hike. We decided to stick close by and not drive too far, but we maybe didn't go high enough as it was still 89 degrees in the Big Thompson Canyon. We made the most of it and it was a very good 2 mile nature hike to an overlook.
C trucking up the last steep hill to get to the overlook. That little stretch really tuckered her out. Just the dangle of a snack at the top kept her going.
Waiting for D and C to catch up to us.
At the overlook shelter, we took some time to rest and have some crackers for a snack.
What great troopers in the mid-day heat.
On the way down, C & I had some one-on-one time to discuss the upcoming Day camp season. She starts a week from Monday and I am busy trying to teach her everything she needs to know. This hike was good training for her since at Day Camp we walk everywhere all day long. She has been practicing at home carrying her backpack around so she will be all ready in a week!
After getting back to the car, we headed across the road to the park for our picnic lunch. The parking lot was full, so we headed back to Loveland and found a great little picnic area right by the river. However the view wasn't the brightest---the small smoke plume we had noticed leaving Loveland had grown to a billowing cloud in the 1 1/2 hour we had been hiking. We decided to finish lunch quickly, go get ice cream for dessert and head home.
This was the view from our backyard all afternoon. Driving home, C fell asleep so M took a nap also. When they got up we went outside to play in the pool and enjoy the 95 degree weather and sunshine.
Staying cool in the heat!
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