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Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park

by Kay~Kacey on 9/21/2012

We just got back from a very brief trip to Estes Park. Love it out there. While out there we took a short hike to Emerald Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Such fun. The trails winds by three lakes.

Nymph Lake

Nymph Lake Rocky Mountain National Park

It was just gorgeous with all the lilies floating in the lake.

Emerald Lake hike

My sister and brother-in-law and my niece went with SuperGuy and I on the hike. I think they are all a bit tired of the bazillion times I stopped to take photos… This next one  is Dream Lake. (I think…my sister has me so confused on the order of the lakes on this hike…)

Dream Lake Rocky Mountain national park

This one is either looking down on Nymph Lake or Dream Lake (once again, blame my sister…)

Looking down at dream lake

It was perfect weather, and a not very long hike. My sister, brother-in-law, and niece are hard core hikers, so this was more of a stroll for them. My sister commented on how weird/strange/nice it was to actually stop and enjoy the views on a hike… :hysterical:

Emerald Lake

Emerald Lake…well, you can see where it got its name. Such a beautiful color. After reaching Emerald Lake…some of the hikers had to take a brief nap in the sun…

napping after a hike

Not to disappoint…of course I got a pointing photo. Oh…and a glamour shot of my sister… 😉

hiking in rocky mountain national park

My sister, my brother-in-law, my niece and I all went to Cheley Camp in Estes Park when we were kids. So Estes holds a special place for all of us. We had a fabulous time, and I’m ready to go back right now. Seriously! I need to go to the mountains every so often to recharge my soul.

Longs Peak

by Kay~Kacey on 9/15/2012

We were on vacation for a few days last week…like a very few…but I thought I’d post a quick mountain photo just because. Michael & Karl…this one’s for you. May  you finally make it up to the top of Longs Peak one of these days…

Longs Peak Rocky Mountain National Park

I’ll be back with more photos of the fun we had in Estes Park, and look for new construction updates on Monday!

Pelicans-SuperGuy’s Obsession

by Kay~Kacey on 9/29/2011

SuperGuy did a lot of photography on our vacation too.

pelicans flying on the beach

He was obsessed a bit taken with all the pelicans.

pelicans and clouds

I mean, REALLY into photographing them…

pelicans in the surfOh, and this next one is one of my favs. He got a pelican diving right into the surf!

pelican diving in the surfJust cracks me up! 😆

pelicans flying over the Atlantic oceanDid I mention he took a LOT of pelican shots?? :surrender: I must have edited a hundred of them…or more…

pelicans in flight

Well, he did a fabulous job with them…but I hope he chooses a different subject for the next time I need to edit 3 billion photos for him… :heart: