I mentioned that I loved hiking. I love getting away from everything, seeing the Creator’s beauty and handiwork, and feeling tired and sore after a good long hike. Being in residency I’ve had few opportunities to hike given the crazy hours and exhaustion, but today on my day off I did a great hike with my husband and 2 year old son.
We went to Fern Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. The weather couldn’t have been nicer, and with all the rain that we have gotten recently everything was green and gorgeous. The little guy was quite happy to ride in the backpack. There were flowers everywhere, and the river was very full and at times overflowing.
We actually made it all the way to the top (3.8 miles one way) and enjoyed a great lunch and time exploring the lake and watching the fish from the shore. On the way down the little guy got a short nap in, and then decided that he was going to walk the last half mile. So stick in one hand and either mommy or daddy’s hand in the other we had a slow but successful last half mile for a total hike of 7.6 miles.
We are all tired tonight and a bit sore, but also refreshed. A good hike does that.
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