rocky mountain national park.

Unfortunately, with working and being lazy, we haven't taken full advantage of living in Colorado in the Summer. The mountains are so close, we should be up there more often. Luckily, we did finally make it up to actually experience some of the beauty we have just to the west. Kayla, Kalin, my dad and I went up to Grand Lake for a weekend and it just so happened it was the free weekend to visit Rocky Mountain National Park. Typically it's a $20 fee per car, so this is quite the deal, especially since we didn't realize it until we went through the gates. Kayla picked out the Lulu City hike to an old abandoned mining town. It was about a 3 mile hike into the "town" and by town I mean no remnants of any form of town, just a marker. The hike ends up at the little trickling river where we stopped to have lunch.

We beat the downpour that was rolling in once we got back to the car. We spent the rest of the day relaxing at the cabin and then the next morning had the most incredible brunch at the Fat Cat Cafe in Grand Lake. This weekend brunch shouldn't be passed by. A wonderful Brittish lady owns the place and from scratch, makes every single item available for brunch. Everything is sooooo delicious. Her scones are just incredible. So, we finally got our little piece of Colorado in for the Summer.

The leaves across the street are starting to change already so Summer is slipping away...