MAXWELL FALLS

Evergreen, CO

Roundtrip Distance: ~1 mile

Ladies day out!!!  And I couldn't have asked for a better pair of ladies to get out with!  It was a beautiful day out at Maxwell Falls...and it is starting to look like fall!!  Mia & Luca, love you guys and thank you for being such a big part of my life!!!

XOXO

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CLEAR CREEK PACK RAFTING - WITH MOM!

Time ~30 min

Lots of fun, laughing, wooting and hollering!

Mom came for a quick visit before she took off to Wyoming and we made the most of it!  I have been talking about pack rafting for years, and how I thought she would love it!!!  So when given the choice between a hike or pack rafting, without hesitation, her choice was pack rafting!!

The river was a bit lower than the last time, but it still was tons of fun!!!  Mom paddled like a pro, and gave me pointers along the way!!  Lots of laughs and good times!!!

 

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CRESTED BUTTE

Central Colorado

one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

 

The last time I was in Crested Butte was probably close to 20 years ago.  It was the trip that I made the decision to move to Alaska........Which pretty much changed my life for ever.......thanks mom for being there!! 

The town has grown, but it was just as beautiful as I remembered it!!

This trip I had the privilege to spend the weekend with the McQuade's.  A huge thank you for letting me, yet again, tag along, including grandmom McQuade!  Thanks for introducing me to new restaurants, hikes, and cocktails!  Can't wait to do it again!!!!! And maybe next time I'll even rent a bike!

 

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GRAYS PEAK

Front Range

Round-Trip Distance: 8.5 miles

Total Elevation Gain: 3,600 ft

Highest Elevation: 14,278 ft

 

 

"Trotting" up Grays has been on my list.....I just needed some motivation!  And while in Ten Sleep I met just the person, Diana Crabtree, to give me the motivation to do it.....and the story gets better, while going up, I ran into Diana coming down! Of course I was huffing and puffing so much I couldn't actually thank her, but I think it was understood!!!  As I've said before, another beautiful day in Colorado!!!  Soooo grateful to be here!! Thank you Diana!

 

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TEN SLEEP

Ten Sleep, Wyoming

Rock Climbing - Sport

Over 800 routes! 

 

 

I had never heard of Ten Sleep till Chuck and Kristen mentioned it to me!  Tons of routes, on beautiful rock in a beautiful place......sounded like a place I needed to check out!!!

 

 

Little Liam came along and had GREAT time!!!

 

Kendal teaching Liam how to beatbox was one of the many highlights of this trip!!

 

Andrew made it out for a night, which was tons of fun!!!!

 

I guess I should include a climbing pic!!!!  I though this was a cool shot of Chuck!!! 

I wish I had a better shot of the rock to show off the limestone in more detail.....The walls were super featured with lots of pockets, crimps, and even some cracks!!  Most of the climbing was pretty technical and tons of fun!  I followed (as usual), but there were a tons of bad ass girls getting it done....And that was truly motivating!!!!

 

 

And of course, just because we had not had enough fun, we got a flat tire on the way home!!!!  We got it fixed, but it took awhile!!  Thank you for the great trip!! And a special thank you to the boys for putting up the ropes!! Looking forward to doing it again very soon!!!!!

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