Bierstadt trail

Pre-hike. So excited!

awesome tree we saw along the way.

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the mountains around us. filled with aspens. and blue skies

skies

a tree in all different stages. 

by bierstadt lake.

the strangest lake. totally flat, on top of a mountain, with no mountains around it. lovely skies

bear lake.  

can you find the elk?

where is kevin?

made me so sad. he must have gotten into a fight with another and lost half its rack. kev said
they can't feel them once they get this big cause all their felt fell off. who knew. 

On tuesday, kev and i decided to go on a lovely hike. It's that time of year where the leaves are changing but only for the aspen. They turn golden. Just lovely gold. It was such a great day for a hike. Perfect weather and it inspired us to take lots of pictures! I also learned aspen are one of the largest living organisms. Normally, they grow in groups because under the soil, all their roots are connected, making them one huge thing. crazy.

In other news, the weather is starting to cool off here. fall is officially here and it comes with lots pumpkin bread.

i am really looking forward to this weekend. we will likely have friends over which i love and then go dancing at the legendary rock inn. It's a bar/restaurant/local music hall. A great bluegrass band will be there on friday. look for pictures of us dancing our shoes off. it's hard to imagine but kev dances with me. it's hilarious.

Hope your weekend is as blissful as ours will be!! come visit us friends! we have a fireplace need I say more.

cheers!