What an incredible day! Steve & I decided to snowshoe to Ouzel Falls today. We were supposed to get snow yesterday in Longmont, but didn't get any. After church, we drove up to Wild Basin in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). We figured there wouldn't be as many people enjoying the outdoors, because of the Denver Bronco playoff game. We managed to get the last parking space. The road hadn't been plowed and we had forgotten that in the winter, you park about a mile from the regular trailhead.
The weather couldn't have been any nicer. Sunshine, Colorado blue sky, lots of new snow ~ perfect conditions for snowshoeing. We made it to Ouzel Falls. We were the only ones at the Falls. We ate a late lunch just as the sun was going down over the ridge line.
I love the new app on my iPhone. It is the GPS MotionX app and I use it for all our hikes now. It tracks our trail and I can add photos along the way. It gives us the exact distance of our hike. It tells our elevation gain, too. Today we snowshoed 7.83 miles and our total ascent was 1,416 feet. Fun!
Steve & I were reminiscing that 25 years ago (on a Sunday) we were the only people at Stanley Park in Estes Park. (There was a Denver playoff game that day). He was there with Rebecca and Amanda and I was there with Stefan and Kari. The kids started playing together. Steve & I started talking. Most of you know the rest of the story! This Wednesday, January 11 we celebrate the day we met 25 years ago! Wow!
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