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.