We took a ride up to Rocky mountain National Park just west of Loveland. Mt. Long is the dominant peak in the area and is one of 54 14ers in Colorado, as they say out here. It's just a little over 14,000' and still has snow on top. We hiked up from the parking lot to an elevation of just a little bit over 10,000'. Streams were running full and snow was still on the trail in places. Once up there, the views were magnificent. The rides up and down through the canyons are awesome. The trails run through all sorts of wild flowers. It was a busy day on the mountain as folks from this area really get out and take advantage of the great out doors. Dana and Marion stopped by Dream Lake and painted with water colors while the rest of us went a little higher. Their drawings came out very well.
We all got home and cleaned up and Carl and Marion and Kevin took us out to the Chop House in downtown Loveland for dinner. It was great. We went back to their house and played Apples to Apples. It was good time spent. Amy leaves for her mission tomorrow early am and Jessica the next day. We wish them both the best on their journeys.
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