Summer finally has arrived here is Estes Park. We've been having temps in the high 70's and the mid 80's a couple of times. We made a trip into the park the other day and took one of hikes at the high elevation. We were not able to do this trail awhile back due to the snow that was still covering the trail. The trail started at 9200+ feet and ended up just a little over 10,000 feet. The views that we saw was just unbelievable and I'm sorry to say the pictures do not even begin to show the true beauty one sees while hiking here. The hike took us about 2 hours to reach the end of the trail but as we told our boss here,some people hike just to get to the end and miss out on the things around them, we like to take our time, see the views, take pictures and enjoy the beauty that surrounds us. With that said here's a little quote for the day "The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely".





Randy and family came up and visited us for fathers day and we enjoyed spending the day with them. We went into town and ate then walked around town and looked for and found some more geo caches. We had a great time and I told them it was nice to have family close by to celebrate the holidays with. Look forward to their return this next weekend for the 4th of July.




We had our first opportunity to see some new born elk the other day. We were out cleaning some cabins when about 15-20 cows and 7 or 8 new calves came strolling through the park. This is first group we have been able to watch since they started birthing. They ended up settling down on an area of "new grass" that we planted several weeks ago. They actually stayed here for about 20 minutes until several cars started pulling into the park to take pictures and I guess they had enough of people and headed up the side of the mountain.

Aaron & Laura's Wedding Reception

We made our trip to Aaron and Laura’s house on the 4th of June for their wedding reception. We were very excited about seeing them as well as our families from Indiana and Kentucky. Pat & Mark, Randy & Carolyn and Debbie made the trip as well as Cindy’s family; her dad, Chuck, Chris & Roberta and our youngest son David. We had not seen any of our families since last September so we really cherished the chance to see everyone again. I think I can speak for everyone and say the weekend went well.

Aaron and Laura worked their rear ends off planning for this and I will say they done a fine job putting it together. The only set back we had was it decided to rain the afternoon of the reception but we did not let a little rain dampen our spirits. We truly had a wonderful time seeing everyone there and I would just like to thank all of you again for making the trip up there. It sure was nice to be able to visit with our families and friends once again.

For those viewing the pictures of those dancing, yes we could hold the camera still, we just had the wrong setting while taking action shots. The pictures of the river is the river that flows through the park where we are at. This is what we came home to! Till next time remember; " And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years"

Memorial Day Weekend

All is well here in Estes Park as we have somewhat adjusted to a high altitude,busy schedule, and humidity. Randy and family came to visit us on Memorial Day weekend and we had a great time with them. We had the opportunity to fly back to Wisconsin for Aaron and Laura's wedding reception and had a wonder time visiting our families from Indiana and Kentucky. As with most vacations the time was short but we enjoyed the time spent with our families. I'll post pictures of the weekend there later on this week.



For all of those who read this blog remember: “It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is the most painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let the person know how you feel.”