Holy cow, what a day! I didn't expect it to turn into quite so much, but it did. We took the kids up to elevation to escape a hot day, and it became a huge adventure time.
We brought swimsuits, swim floaties, and a big tube float so we could let the kids splash in Lake Estes for a while. The idea was to burn time while we waited for the reservation entry into Rocky Mountain National Park to time out at 2pm, and we could go in without a reservation. We ended up not getting up there all that early, but we still went to the lake anyway. The water was too cold for the kids to really swim, but they got to float a bit with grandpa, out into the lake some. They each tried to be immersed in water, but neither of them liked it. Too cold and scary. I didn't have a swimsuit, and I'm not that into super cold water either, so I stayed on shore and took pictures.
A very nice lady came up on a paddleboard, and let Valerie have a ride on it. We kept joking that the first lesson is free. All the others plus equipment we are going to have to buy now that she's hooked are really going to cost us.
Eventually we went up to the Park. Kids fell asleep on the way up Trail Ridge Road, but we woke them to wander out one of the overlook trails. I would love to know what was going through Valerie's mind. She was deep, deep in thought for a lot of it. The photos of her are fantastic.
After we dropped them off, we went and played games with our bonus kids (who really aren't kids anymore). Bonus son-in-law and I kept ending up tied in the games, one as a win and one not. While there, I started sketching out the symbol for my company logo. I need to get moving on making business cards. I'm getting better at telling folks what I'm doing for a living now. I need something to hand out during those pitches.
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