We've been feeling some guilt for not taking advantage of the beautiful winter conditions in our Colorado mountains. With skiing becoming so expensive and such a pain to commute to, we decided we'd try the sport of snowshoeing. So we set up an adults-only overnight trip to Estes Park to meander through Rocky Mountain National Park. We had a gorgeous day, so apparently everyone else had the same idea as well. So we found a somewhat secluded path, which took us up a steep incline (waterfall in the summer) to "summit" at a frozen lake and quickly enjoy the windy, blustery conditions. We actually were able to remove the snowshoes for part of the hike, because of the lack of snow. Bummer! Overall we hiked about 6 miles and then returned to the hotel for some hot tub time and a nice Thai restaurant for dinner (who knew Estes was so cultural). We really enjoyed snowshoeing and we'll be back!
Our final ascent (super steep, so we rode our butts on the way down)
The ladies
Group selfie
The boys
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