We're starting to have a little time to discover the beautiful world around us. Take a look at what's just up the street about 5 minutes drive. It's a perfect place to take a morning hike--now I just have to get out of bed! It's called Fox Run Regional Park, the trails are perfectly groomed so I don't have to keep my eyes on the pathway constantly. I can actually look around at the beautiful trees, find the chirpingbirds, spy spring flowers, etc., etc., and I do mean etc. Here I am breathing in the cool mountain air. (No I am not having trouble with the altitude!!!) Here's Dad who found a tree chair. He wants you to know he's not having trouble with the altitude either! Yeah right--puff, puff! We can hardly wait for you all to visit.
Here's some pix from today's hike (?) that Grandpa and I went on. It's called 7 Falls and it's way more beautiful than these pictures show. You can't see all 7 in this picture. You'll have to see for yourself when you get here. We didn't climb up to the top obviously (342 stairs), but we took an elevator inside the mountain next to the falls. I used my binoculars to looks for bears and cougars--didn't find any, but I saw some red berries on the top of a very tall pine tree that I was eye-to-eye with! Grandpa was through looking at the falls in 2 minutes, but I made him wait while I soaked in every pine needle, rock, and chipmunk I saw. Amazing fact--we drove 3/4's up the mountain, and we were still at a lower elevation than our house in Monument. The deer were oblivious to anything but the new spring grass and baby leaves they could reach. Dad was still in Reno. It's not near as much fun as sharing it with him.
