Posts from the ‘Hiking’ Category
We went for a walk the other day and noticed several new things. First, the finished trail and fences on the south side. They look really good and I’m sure after a while when the grass grows it’ll be great! Hopefully, the fence will last and people won’t break it down. In case you were [...]
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I went for a walk around the lake last night and took a few pictures. It was a really nice walk; the weather was perfect, the lake was smooth and there were lots of people enjoying the evening. The park and rec district is doing some nice work on the trail around the lake. Smoothing [...]
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I took a walk the other day around the lake. The sun was out and the weather was really great! The lake was about to close and unfortunately, it is now closed. We had a great winter of ice skating and playing on the ice and snowy walks. This is the first time in a [...]
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While hiking around the woods and hills of Genesee this weekend on a training, we came across someone’s cemetery for their pets. Of the 3 crosses, one didn’t look like there was anything on it and another was dated 2001 and the third was dated 2005, so they’ve been here a while.
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So who would have ever thought or knew there was an apple tree at Evergreen lake. I wouldn’t have believed it myself had I not actually walked up to it and picked an apple! Of course, it’s so close to the road and the apples don’t look too great, but it’s there, and apparently has been there for many years. There are a lot of dead branches lower down, and it’s obviously not been taken care of.
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A few weeks ago, we were looking for a new place to hike near Evergreen as we’d hiked out 3 Sisters, Elk Meadow and Evergreen Lake. Then we saw the Mt. Evans Elk Management Area highlighted online. We’d never heard of this and thought it would be a really fun place to check out. We weren’t disappointed.
Read MoreA great hike today at Three Sisters around the Hidden Fawn Trail. As you can tell, it was a beautiful day! It’s hard to believe it’s September already and the Aspens are starting to turn. It seems way too soon for it to be September. Fortunately, the wonderful weather now is making up for all [...]
Read MoreWe went for a late hike yesterday to Three Sisters to walk around the meadow look and let the kids climb on the rocks. We had a great time! I also found out for the first time that this time of year the meadow is FULL of beautiful, wild, Purple Iris! They were incredibly stunning [...]
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