Emerald lake hike

I am sure I have said it time and time again... but....

Estes Park is so beautiful... 

For me there is something about the snow capped mountains that I can not get over...

The view around every corner is more beautiful than the last...

It truly is breathtaking...

We have done the nymph, dream, and Emerald lake hikes twice before... 

The very first time was a couple of weeks earlier in the season...

At that time we encountered some snow on the hike from the second lake to the third lake...

This time there was snow on the trail head, at the very beginning...

It was unbelievably gorgeous and quite slippery...

But we made it and had a blast hiking the trail!

Here are kids at Nymph lake... totally surrounded by snow!  This is where Caleb and his friend got down to their underwear and made a mad dash to jump into the lake...

As they were getting ready they were drawing a bit of a crowd from our side of the lake and on the opposite side... Oh the laughs we had:)  Talk about a polar plunge:)

Greg, Levi, Louis, Isaiah, and me at Dream Lake... Part of this lake was still frozen... This is my favorite lake... the reflection when it is totally thawed is AMAZING!

Louis and Emma on the Emerald Lake trail, admiring the beautiful views of the Rockies!

We were so blessed to spend time out there with Dear friends and some family!  Hopie loves uncle Johnny so much! 

Jojo at Nymph lake!

All of the adults... with some babies of course:)

Our family up at the end of the hike.  We finally made it to Emerald lake.  The entire lake was still frozen... Even the over pass on trail Ridge road was still totally impassable... There is still too much snow... It has been a cold snowy spring for Estes Park... I think the snow in some ways made it even prettier...

The teens on the hike...

Here is a picture of Dream Lake... my favorite of the three lakes...

And here is a picture from last summer at nearly the same spot... The reflections in the lake are so gorgeous and the water so still... We love the lake either way we get to see it:)


What a blessed week we had... a bit of a rough start... but praise God the van got repaired and we were on our way to enjoying the vacation and relaxing together:)  Loads of laughs and lots of games and hiking...

What a gift to spend a week enjoying the amazing Creation our Lord has made...
And the Mountains sing YOUR GLORY Hallelujah!
Thank you Jesus for every bit of your glory and power shown through out all you created!