In my effort to drag the girls out of the house every weekend, Karen was free this Sunday (having worked Saturday instead) and we we all took a trip to Castlewood Canyon. What we thought was a gentle 1.4 mile hike turned out to be just a bit over 3.4 miles both ways. This is easily twice the distance we did last week, and yes, Xana complained most of the way. BUT, she complained LESS… and she did the entire distance with us.
Bea, on the other hand, wanted to hike further than this pic shows, but we didn’t want to push our luck with Xana. We turned around from the falls after this photo and made our way back through the trails. It was certainly an interesting hike today, as we took the Homestead Trail to the Creek Bottom Trail, passing by ruins of old homesteads (thus the name). Lots of cool pics, plenty of vegetation and trails to choose from. Most was under cover from the sun, so while it was a pretty hot day of about 89 degrees, we were protected most of the way. But I think next week, we might start considering going up higher in elevation for our next hike!
The move to 2 kids over just one has some challenges…