The cabin turned out really nice! Here are a few pictures. It could sleep 10 if the fold out couch and futon are used. Three bedrooms, one bathroom. And a GREAT DECK!
We loaded up two backpacks that were at the cabin with water and fruit bars. Then we headed into RMNP for some hiking. We decided to do the Cub Lake hike, which is a 2.5 mile hike to a secluded lake.
The hike wasn't too bad, until the last half mile or so, where it was very rocky, lots of switch-backs, and pretty steep. The boys did a great job of getting there. Katrina gave Josh a ride on her shoulders for the last little bit to the lake. We spent 15-20 minutes relaxing by the lake, which was covered in lilly pads. And the view of the mountains was SPECTACULAR!
Then we headed the 2.5 miles back. Joshua road on dads shoulders, and Robby fell about 1/4 mile into the journey back, where he scraped his leg and fingers, and hit his head on a rock. So he got a piggy-back ride with mom almost the whole way back. Joshua switched to mom's shoulders for the last 1/2 mile or so, when Robby decided he could walk. Needless to say we were very tired when we got done. We only had the fruit bars for our lunch, so we were hungry (skipping lunch seems to be a theme on this trip!). And, oh yeah, did I mention the rain? While we were at Cub Lake we started hearing the thunder and the clouds rolled in. It rained the entire hike back, and we didn't follow the scout motto at all, so we didn't have any rain gear.
We drove back to the cabin, got a hot shower, then headed into town for what Katrina described as the best pizza she ever had. Bob & Tony's Pizza was terrific, but expensive. About the same price as Hideaway. Once we got done eating, we headed back to the cabin for a heated game of Monopoly.
Robby sucked up all the property, and sat back and watched the $$$ role in. He beat his dad by $74.
Oh, and and Joshua decided the dishes were stacking up!
We had planned to do some fishing, but I started looking at all the restrictions, and was somewhat overwhelmed. Barbless hooks here, no live bait there, no fishing in some spots at all etc etc etc. So we'll see if we get a line wet or not. I brought our spinning gear just in case.
All in all it was a great day with a great adventure! Tomorrow I think we'll head further into RMNP along the Trail Ridge Road.
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