This July 4th, we decided to keep thing quiet. Maybe because we all had to work the next day, or maybe because it's easier than throwing a full fledged get-together. Either way, it was fun just being around family!
It's been unseasonably warm in Colorado so far this summer. So, we decided to get up really early (5:30) and head out of town to Golden Gate Canyon State Park for a hike.
We ended up leaving my sister's house at about 6:30 and getting to the trail head at 7ish.
This is Panoramic Point inside Golden Gate Canyon State Park and it is beautiful!
While there were some steep parts, the trail was for the most part pretty flat and a very easy hike!
We chose the Raccoon Trail because it was easy/moderate and it was only 2.5 miles, an easy holiday morning hike. The only thing that was concerning was all the trail signs said .7 miles or .8 miles which doesn't sound confusing except that it was difficult to know if it was .7 or 7 miles because the "." had been scratched off and every mile ended in "s". I felt a little like this...
Here's the best friends, Wilbur & Rocky. They loved the fresh mountain air and space.
I do hope everyone had a great mid-week holiday and were able to get out and do something!
I love The Avett Brothers. Love everything about them. Their look, sound, lyrics and most of all that they play Red Rocks! Their show last summer was one of the best I've seen so that meant the stakes for this year were pretty high. Well, they did not disappoint! And now I love them even more. Here is a song they played during their encore. It was the first time I'd ever heard it and now I can't get enough.
We got really, really good seats for the show...Row 16!
And here's a pic of me and Danny. We've been friends since middle school and I'm so happy that we finally get to hang out together more!
