When Amy was a little girl, she and her family used to go up to these little cabins in the Poudre River Canyon. For a nostalgic adventure we loaded the kids and dogs up into the Subaru for a quick trip. The cabins were nice, but small. They had cold running water and a stove that was a wood burning/gas hybrid. There were shared restrooms, a little playground, and a fire pit. We spent the night there, and then on the way down the mountain the next morning we went for a hike on the Dadd Gulch trail. For me this hike was the highlight of the trip. The trail was beautiful, with lots of wild flowers, little streams for the dogs to cool off and a swarm of butterflies. I’ll let the pictures do the talking here.

Pretty Amy of the mountains
The fire pit
Morgan by the fire

Mason learning all about roasing marshmallows
Mason looking at the stars
Mason and Madeleine and Diablo outside the cabin porch

Mason, Diablos ever present shadow
Mason bringing Diablo back to the cabin after a daring escape attempt
Morgan and the "kids" outside the cabin

Amy and the "kids" outside the cabin
Madeleine enjoying the fresh air
The family hits the trail

Mason pointing out things of extreme interest on the trail
Diablo isn't so sure about this whole water thing yet
The great water crossing

Dante loves the water
Amy with her hands full
Morgan & Dante

Pretty Madeleine
Diablo vs. the Pine Cone
Morgan and Madeleine admiring nature

Madeleine showing Diablo how to do yoga
Columbine I
Columbine II

Columbine III
Columbine IV
Columbine V

Mason plays it up for the camera
Cutest dog in nature. ever.
Morgan on the trail