A good video on a mom's perspective on the outdoors...

https://youtu.be/nElAhif8Rgw

Backpacking with Kids: Fern Lake Trailhead, Rocky Mountain National Park

Wildflower Hikes at Crested Butte

Mid-July marked the one year anniversary of our move to Colorado.  And the longer we live here, the longer our Colorado "Bucket List" gets too.  Last winter we took a ski vacation to Crested Butte.  We discovered then that Crested Butte is the "Wildflower Capital of Colorado."  And thus, wildflower hikes were added to our bucket list.  Mid-July found us driving across mountain passes with wildflowers on our mind.

This summer was the end to the drought in Colorado.  And with all that rain brought endless fields of flowers.  Our first hike was Woods Walk.  This was an easy stroll a couple miles just at the edge of town.  We first ducked into an aspen grove with interspersed meadows, decorated in lavendar, white, and yellow.   And, wouldn't you know it?  All that rain also turned our wildflower hike into a mushroom hike, too.

After emerging from the moods we crossed a meadow to Peanut Lake.  Our trek across the meadow was decorated with wildflowers below and spectacular views of Mount Crested Butte to the east.  In all, this was an easy, casual stroll with plenty of time to stop and smell the wildflowers.

Day two was a similar early day stroll through aspen groves and meadows adorned in nature's beauty.  Did I mention, these were some of the biggest aspens I have ever seen???  And in the background, the peak of Mount Crested Butte.

That is one HUGE aspen!

This "Wildflower Weekend" did not disappoint!

We will see you on the trail.

- Mama Bear