The next day we hit the ground running again. We stopped in the tundra region of the park which is something I've never seen. The atmosphere, landscape, plant and animal life was incredibly unique at over 12,000 feet! It's a different world up here!
This bowl was carved from glaciers and continues to be covered in snow in July.
This is the highest lookout point in the park.
Once we came down out of the mountains, we went to the Alluvial Fan.
This waterfall was created when a dam broke up the mountain and the rush of water swept huge boulders and rocks down the mountain side and deposited most of them in the bottom of the valley below. This made for the best climbing playground for the kids. We spent a lot of time here climbing up the falls and playing in the water.
Ayden climbed to a boulder in the middle.
Do you see the kids with their hands up at the top?
Raegan loved these pretty purple flowers.
It was an easy walk around Bear Lake but a spectacular one.
This lake was the definition of picturesque.
We finished up the day with a hike to another waterfall.
The drive back to the cabin was filled with more beautiful scenery.
We stayed in Grand Lake and fit in one more waterfall before heading home.
The kids did so awesome on this trip. We had long, very physical days and they kept up and seemed to enjoy it every step of the way. It is such a great experience to share these memories as a family. I hope there will be many more to come.
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