Another camping trip...
We arrived at Chambers Lake and it was considerably cooler than it was in Fort Collins, so Scout suffered the most in her sundress.
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| Huddling in mom's sweatshirt |
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| Pirate face! |
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| Sleepy eye Scout |
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| Love this one! |
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| Sleepy eye Mom! |
After marshmallows were roasted, the girls and I retired to the camper for some
Charlotte's Web reading and winding down. Cory figured he'd hang out beside the fire until it died down. After a few minutes, Cory made a beeline for the camper and said, "Do we have a flashlight? I saw an animal that looked like a fox but bigger and I want to get a better look." By the time he got the flashlight, he never did get a confirmation of the animal, but he has a pretty good idea... It likely was a holymotherofGod M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N L-I-O-N. So, needless to say, we neglected to mention this to the girls and we didn't let them play outside by themsleves, thankyouverymuch. Very glad that the incessant running of generators by the neighbors probably kept that kitty cat away the following night!
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| Banished to a spot of sun for warmth |
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| Overlooking the lake |
We set out to explore a bit and took a little walk.
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| Discovering a stone fort |
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| Lounging on the bridge |
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| Going for a walk in the woods |
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| Who is this little guy? |
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| Ruby captured this one |
At some point, in every hiking adventure, one or both of the girls asks to take pictures. It's usually a lot of photos of leaves and a few occasional landscape shots.
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| Hmm.... There's a few like this one! |
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| Mom, Dad, Scout & the Sun |
It was right about at this point when we decided we'd had enough of being eaten alive by mosquitoes and we'd like to go back to the campsite now. Ruby continued snapping photos and Cory told her that she was a "Shutterbug" and explained what that meant.
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| I think this photo says what the other dozen or so couldn't quite capture... |
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| "Mom! I took a picture of my shoes!" |
Our big adventure down to the shore. Cory found a spot on a recognizance trip with Ruby, and he was convinced this was our best option. He remained fully clothed, and sat shoreside while we explored the frigid waters of Chambers Lake. Thank the good Lord for the ol' River Rat--icy water is considerably less icy if you're only dipping your butt & your toes in the water.
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| Nope, there was no scuba diving involved despite what the goggles might have you think |
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| Putting it all in perspective |
Now, here's the part where Scout got brave and decided to swim back to the shore. She did a pretty big gasp at the surprise of both the chilly water and the depth, but she did great and made it back to shore.
Now, there are a few videos, but none of them capture Scout's brave attempt at alpine lake swimming...
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
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| Ruby sort of fell out for a second but she climbed her way back in |
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| Hammocking |
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| Little helper with the dishes |
That's the story of Chambers Lake!
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