St. Mary's Glacier Hike

We didn't do nearly as much hiking this summer as last summer, but a friend of mine had put up pictures awhile ago of a hike her family went on to St. Mary's Glacier. We decided to check it out because it wasn't too far from Denver and the hike was actually pretty short.

Boone got a ride on Jeff's back. Even though the hike up to the glacier was 

relatively short, it was pretty steep. 

Across the lake from the glacier. It was crazy because people were hiking up with skis to ski on the glacier to the right and then there were people in swim suits jumping off the rocks on the left of the picture. It was a bit crazy to see the extremes.

The boys taking a break.

The Robertsons

Always exploring, climbing and getting dirty. He is all boy!

The walk down

It was a short, pretty hike. Although I do have to say, Jeff and I always comment that Canada ruined us because sometimes things in Colorado seem a little underwhelming compared to what we saw in the Canadian Rockies. We actually rode a vehicle onto a glacier and saw some other world renowned glaciers in Jasper National Park, but this was a fun, easy, beautiful afternoon. And, no matter what, it is always a good day when you can get to the mountains.

I'm still catching up on so many pictures from the summer, so be sure to check back soon!

Exploring Red Rocks

My brother decided to come visit us for a quick weekend after he was on a business trip in Minneapolis in the middle of March! He arrived Thursday evening and headed out Sunday afternoon, so it was a quick trip, but we packed in a lot of stuff!

Friday we decided to head to Red Rocks to check it out and do a little hiking. The weather was sunny and a bit cool, so pretty comfortable while you are hauling Boone around and hiking up hills. There weren't a ton of other people there, but you could tell that there were lots of people there doing their morning workouts. Everyone was climbing up and down the stairs. If I lived closer, it would be a fun place to go every once in awhile to do something different than normal running.

After we checked out the actual amphitheater, we took one of their short hikes around the area. It was a fun morning, and a neat place to check out. I'd love to actually see a concert there, but from what I can tell, the tickets for shows there are hard to come by.

After our hike, we went to lunch and went and checked out Golden for a bit. Then we picked up skis for John to use the next day when we all went skiing.

 

Overlooking the actual seating area

 

 Uncle John had the task of carrying around Boone. It is harder than it looks. And Boone looks really tired! Ha!

 

At the top of the seats. You can see some people running the steps in the background.

 

More beautiful scenery.

 

On the hike.

 

Tired and almost done. You can barely see Boone in this shot.

One more beautiful shot. 

A really pretty place and definitely worth the short trip out of Denver.

 

Had to get a picture in front of the big sign in Golden.

 

 On the ski lift the next day! It was a cold day of skiing, but it was fun to ski with John. 

After church on Sunday, we had just enough time to enjoy the sun and beautiful weather with a picnic at the park. I think Boone really enjoyed having his Uncle John around for a few days. 

We love having so many people up to visit us and see the beauty that we are blessed to live near!