OK, not really. And we drove most of the way, but DARN IT we hiked the last bit up to the 14,258 ft. summit of Mt. Evans! Except for Tiernan, who got carried, cheater.



You'll note that my fat butt is NOT one of the ones that had to lay down after the hike:

I will accept High Fives from "big girls" everywhere on this one...

One of the coolest things about this trip was the amazing clouds rolling in. We actually drove through them, we were that high up! Check them out!


This was my family's offering for our homeschool group's co-op, you may recognize the topic from our fact-finding trip last month. We planned a picnic at Echo Lake and then a drive to the summit. Early that day our plans were nearly foiled by reports that the road was closed above Summit Lake by a mudslide, but they cleared it away in time. In all, 7 families attended with 18 children, and it was a great day!