Labor Day Weekend

For the Labor Day weekend we met Ian's parents in the Sierra Nevada Mountains for a weekend of camping and outdoor adventure.  Ian and I took a day getting there by driving through Yosemite National Park.  This is our attempt at a self timer jumping picture trying to show our excitement of seeing the beautiful vistas.  

Outside of Yosemite is a gas station housing the famous Whoa Nellie Deli.  We enjoyed the steak caesar salad and grilled salmon with a nice view of Mono Lake.  A must try for any "foodies" out there.

We camped at the Devils Postpile National Monument near Mammoth.  

We enjoyed a lot of hiking in the Tuolemne Meadows...

 and hiking to Shadow Lake.

 Ian's sister Megan and her family met us at the end of the trip.  We enjoyed the hike to the Devil's Postpile.

Grandma and Grandpa (Ian's parents) helped Gavin and Coco get sworn in as Junior Rangers.

Mo Mountains

Since we did not get into the mountains enough early in the season, we have tried to make up for it during the latter part of the summer. Ian recently climbed San Luis Peak early in September with Bruce James. They quickly found out that this mountain truly is one of the least climbed 14ers in Colorado. Ian and Bruce were two of only six people that attempted to summit the mountain that day.

They were surprised to see a couple of inches of snow on the mountain that had fallen the night before, but this did not detour them from completing the 13-mile hike. However, the exhilaration and reward of standing on the summit was short lived - the temperature at the top of the mountain was a frigid 15 degrees. All in all, a great hike; only 48 more 14ers to go!

Our most recent mountain adventure involved enjoying the beautiful fall foliage and scenery that the Rocky Mountains offer. The aspen trees, in all their brightness and glory, were on display. We travelled with the Crumps (Dan, Helen, Allison) and some friends (Leah, Kim) to Kenosha Pass to hike along the Colorado Trail.

Great fall weather and great company made for a magnificent weekend. Only one more week of fall colors before the leaves will be no more.