Just another day living by the Rockies....

     Last Saturday we didn't have anything to do and neither did Dillon!!! Lauren and I had already planned to go on a hike near the Rocky Mountains so we invited him to tag along! It was a very fun day and a LONG hike.  We drove up to Estes park and then it took us a while to actually find the place to hike.  We ended up going to the Gem Lake hiking trail.  It was about 2 miles UP HILL to the top and then the 2 miles down... A very long hike!  It was so beautiful though and the water felt so amazing since it was a hot day.

Looks like a postcard! 

On our way up the hill! 

More postcard shots! 

The View about half way up the mountain.

Estes Park! 

Gem Lake! It was a lot smaller than we though it would be but it was so pretty!

About half way through the hike we saw a sign stating that we were actually in the Rocky Mountain National Park! And look at all of the rocks in the mountains! 

I edited this one! I'm not very good at it but it's still pretty! 

The opening is where we came in.  We relaxed, took our shoes off, and got cooled off! It fell AMAZING! 

Dillon hiking down the hill! Jumping from rock to rock.

Lauren coming on down! Looking down so she won't fall!

Dillon waiting for Lauren.

This is the mountain that we hiked! It's a LOT bigger than you think....

Dillon fell asleep on the way home and Lauren kept dozing off but I didn't get an embarrassing shot of her! (Bummer!) But I got one of Dillon! 

I was the driver for the day so no awkward pictures to post of me!!! It was a very fun day and I can't wait for many more lovely hikes in the Rocky Mountains!