Cool, crisp mornings and warm, slow afternoons make for a great camping weekend. We headed up to the Lyons/Allenspark area to do some camping/hiking/biking. We stayed at Camp Dick campground. Luckily, we made it there around 2:30-3 in the afternoon on Friday and got the second to last campsite available (you weren't allowed to reserve spots after a certain time). We were stuck out in the grassy, open area instead of nestled in some of the 'better' campsites but it ended up working out for us. The sun in the morning helped warm us up and the sun in the late afternoon kept us warm as it started to get cool.
We started Saturday morning out with a nice family hike. The views were nice
and the Aspen were in full fall color.
We tried to show the kids how the GPS works and to use landmarks to keep track of where they are.
We saw these cool caterpillars all over the area this weekend.
I liked how wiggly this guy was. It's hard to believe he was moving fast enough to create camera blur.
Hike: Sourdough Trail Cut-off to Beaver Reservoir
Trails Used: Sourdough Trail Cut-off
Distance: 4.94 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Overall average: 1.5 mph
Overall Time: 3 hrs, 17 mins
Total Ascent: 1529 ft.
We went on a small hike in the afternoon along the river (Middle St. Vrain) and found some neat rocks and these cool, overturned trees.
The cousins showed up Saturday night for a quick camp experience.
The kids had fun collecting 'wheat', and building their own campfire rings. We went for another hike Sunday morning down Buchanan Pass Trailhead to Timberline Falls. The kids had a great time trying to capture the falling leaves and shaking all the Aspen trees.
Luckily he didn't fall in...but he did lose his sunglasses!
Hike: Timberline Falls
Trails Used: Buchanan Pass Trail head to Timberline Falls
Distance: 4.82 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Overall average: 1.5 mph
Overall Time: 3 hrs, 16 mins
Total Ascent: 1281 ft.
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