What are we going to do next...

What are we going to do next was the question my daddy asked throughout the entire week he was here. My daddy was so excited to be back out in the mountains(maybe that is where I got my love of the mountains from) he wanted to constantly be doing something outside. Let's just put it this way...We went for a 7 mile hike one day and on the way back down the jeep trail to the main road, mind you we were only in the truck for like 5 minutes, my daddy asks, "So what are we doing when we get home, going for a bike ride or something?" I kept teasing him all week that he had me more busy in a few days than I had been all summer. My mom, daddy, and sister Meg came out to visit for a week. It was so much fun to have my parents and sister Meg here for a whole week. I was wishing Ryan(my bro) and my sister in law Sarah were here too. Our week was filled with hiking, lots of jeeping, a little bit of rodeo, sightseeing, cruising around town on the bikes, lots of good food, hundreds of pictures being taken(my daddy's new found hobby is photography, he does a great job!), and most important just hanging out as a family. Oh...thanks daddy for all the great pics for us to post on the blog.

Strolling through Carbondale doing some shopping.

Crusin with my mom.

Getting ready to hike Red Hill(Carbondale, CO).

Top of Red Hill on Mushroom Rock overlooking the town and Mt. Sopris.


Carbondale Wild West Rodeo

Carly and Mom(Lorrie)

Bull Riding

Dave and Lorrie (We all packed into the jeep and went up the Crown Trail).

Frying Pan River (Basalt, CO)

Ruedi Resevoir

Meg enjoying the jeep ride.

Delicious dinner at Phat Thai(Carbondale, CO)

Creek crossing on Capital Creek Trail. The water was freezing!

Thirsty Mom?


Beautiful Colorado wildflowers, with the stunning Capital Peak(Snowmass, CO) as a backdrop.

Good Times With My Best Friend

I have the greatest best friend ever! Sara has come out to Colorado to visit me every year since I moved here 4 years ago (wow, time goes really fast). It was a perfect week filled with lots of girl time, wedding talk (Sara is getting married next Labor Day weekend, yeah!), pool time, a couple mountain bike rides, and even an overnight backpacking trip. I always hate when she has to leave. I can't wait till the next time we get to hang out!


Heading into the Snowmass Wilderness.


There is always some rain in the mountains. It only rained for about 1 hour hiking in. Then it got sunny, well... then the rain came again for most of the night. Our hike out was a perfect sunny day, thank goodness!


Crossing the log jam to get to the trail on the other side of the beaver pond.


Our furry little friend who had us cracking up. He decided to hop up onto the rock and do some posing for his pictures. At one point he even smiled at us showing us his big buck teeth.


A beautiful waterfall just before Snowmass Lake.


Trying to stay warm.


Snowmass Mountain (9.1 miles in from the trail head)


We planned on summitting the 14ner (14,000 ft.), however, we really would have needed 3 days instead of 2, the summit was pretty technical and we just didn't have enough time. Someday...


We biked on a trail that at the end we had a great view of Glenwood Springs, CO.


Best Buds!


Pushing hard uphill on the Forest Hollow Loop.

A Weekend In Denver

Marty, Scott, Nicole and I went to Denver for a weekend. It turned out to be a very eventful weekend. We stayed at our friend Nick's and he showed us a great time around the city. We went to Water World (a huge water park), a Rockie's game, and after all that the boys even let us girls do some shopping on Sunday before we headed back into the mountains (what great husbands Nicole and I have)!


Marty, Scott, & Nick


Nicole & Carly


Look at that cute couple!


Coors Field (Denver, CO)