Once again The Foxes hit the trail for our weekly
EXPEDITION.
(isn't that an exciting word??)
We headed up to El Dorado Park which is just
above (or west) of Boulder, Colorado.
We had several new experiences.......
and a new friend, Anne, who just moved
here from Conneticut!
(two Ann's in the same state??) oh, my!
We were met with a busload of 5th graders
on a hiking field trip!
Nancy helped us identify over 100 different
wildflowers!
(This is blue flax)
The hills were painted with patches of blue and yellow.
We saw our first wild "beasts" today...
a small water (non-poisonous) snake,
and the deer, above, sitting in the field.
This rock out-cropping is called,
"The Devil's Thumb".
Another unusual rock out-cropping.
Our walk today was the longest (about 6 miles,
and about 4 hours long), and the steepest.
It featured wide paths that were pretty steep,
changing to small, narrow paths with many steps.
It had soft meadows as well as the above
tree-covered walk ways.
When we reached the peak, we discovered magnificent views
looking east towards Denver. We could see
Loveland (to the north), and the Denver airport
on the east horizon, to downtown Denver.
And for all my Georgia friends.....
we discovered wild Dogwood trees in bloom!!!!
Fiddle-lee-dee!
El Dorado Park featured a 100 year old stone
house still standing.
(wish we could see inside!)
The park ranger we passed said that both a bear
and a mountain lion had been spotted
today in the general area.
(not really near where we were - but exciting to hear!)
We finished around 2:00 and headed to Boulder
to have lunch at "The Sink" and hit
a couple of shops before heading home!
(isn't that an exciting word??)
We headed up to El Dorado Park which is just
above (or west) of Boulder, Colorado.
We had several new experiences.......
and a new friend, Anne, who just moved
here from Conneticut!
(two Ann's in the same state??) oh, my!
We were met with a busload of 5th graderson a hiking field trip!
Nancy helped us identify over 100 differentwildflowers!
(This is blue flax)
The hills were painted with patches of blue and yellow.
We saw our first wild "beasts" today...a small water (non-poisonous) snake,
and the deer, above, sitting in the field.
This rock out-cropping is called,"The Devil's Thumb".
Another unusual rock out-cropping.
Our walk today was the longest (about 6 miles,and about 4 hours long), and the steepest.
It featured wide paths that were pretty steep,
changing to small, narrow paths with many steps.
It had soft meadows as well as the above
tree-covered walk ways.
When we reached the peak, we discovered magnificent views
looking east towards Denver. We could see
Loveland (to the north), and the Denver airport
on the east horizon, to downtown Denver.
And for all my Georgia friends.....we discovered wild Dogwood trees in bloom!!!!
Fiddle-lee-dee!
El Dorado Park featured a 100 year old stonehouse still standing.
(wish we could see inside!)
The park ranger we passed said that both a bear
and a mountain lion had been spotted
today in the general area.
(not really near where we were - but exciting to hear!)
We finished around 2:00 and headed to Boulder
to have lunch at "The Sink" and hit
a couple of shops before heading home!
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