"Play more ~ Work less"

Happy New Year 2012!

We went on our first hike of 2012 today - Sunday, January 1st!  We have wanted to go back, again, to one of our newer favorite hikes, close to home.  We hiked on the north side of Ralph Price Reservoir in Button Rock Preserve near Lyons, CO.  One of our favorite things about this hike is that we hardly EVER see anyone on the trail.  The very beginning of the hike takes you right next to N. St. Vrain Creek on a dirt road.  People walk this part with their dogs.  Once you go about a mile, the dog walkers thin out and there are just a few of us who continue on.

Today, we not only enjoyed the hike and the solitude, but also talked about our expectations and goals for the new year!  Steve & I really like to hike and talk......  about anything and everything. 

Some of our thoughts from today:  I will turn 58 this year.  My dad retired at 58 and mom was 56.  This is the year they retired to Estes Park.  They loved Estes, the YMCA of the Rockies, and they loved to hike!  I have many fond memories of spending summers in Colorado, hiking the trails.  I am SO glad that my parents passed on this love of hiking & love of the outdoors in me!  Thank you, mom and dad!

Steve & I have decided that we want to "play more and work less"!  We are really going to work on this "goal" this year.  Our playing more is going to include hiking, biking, backpacking, taking photos, traveling in our motor home AND spending as much time as possible with our "growing" family!  We will continue to work, of course, but when we aren't in the office, you will have to come find us on the trails! Or...  with our kids and grand kids!