Saturday we went on a hike close to home. We started in some forest then were in scrub oak. That is a plant that has lost most of its leaves, but has a few crisp brown oak leaves on its branches still. The path was sandy and a bit challenging to walk in.
Then we were on a fire road. This was in the middle of meadows and beautiful forests. We saw several people walking with their dogs and a few riding horses, but we were just walking. Its definitely more arid than Maryland, but not so dry that its Las Vegas either. Its a good mix of vegetation. The weather has been nice all week. Sometimes windy, but we've scheduled outdoor activities around it. This day was perfect!
This is the monument we were looking to get to. Here we were only about fifteen minutes away from it. In reality, it probably took us between 45 minutes and an hour to hike there from the car. It definitely just comes out nowhere . . . trees then a big rock. There are a few other rock formations similar to this against the hills and mountains but this is one of the few that is just in the middle of the forest. It is why my town is named Monument. Its high enough in the foothills of the mountains that we could look out on our town.
Here is my dad in front of us. We've had such a good week with he and my mom. Its hard to hear my parents talk of getting out of breath or feeling the signs of age. I don't ever want them to get so old that they leave us, and am counting my blessings that they are still able to hike and explore and have fun with us.
Here is the moument when we finally reached it.
And this one below is on our way back. This was a good hike. I'd do it again. Other things we've done this week are gone fishing, hiked Garden of the Gods, gone shopping, gone to a movie, gone to lunch almost every day, played a lot of games, visited, cruised the area, and enjoyed our time together at home. My dad agrees that just looking out our great room windows is a joy. We really do love living here.
Then we were on a fire road. This was in the middle of meadows and beautiful forests. We saw several people walking with their dogs and a few riding horses, but we were just walking. Its definitely more arid than Maryland, but not so dry that its Las Vegas either. Its a good mix of vegetation. The weather has been nice all week. Sometimes windy, but we've scheduled outdoor activities around it. This day was perfect!
This is the monument we were looking to get to. Here we were only about fifteen minutes away from it. In reality, it probably took us between 45 minutes and an hour to hike there from the car. It definitely just comes out nowhere . . . trees then a big rock. There are a few other rock formations similar to this against the hills and mountains but this is one of the few that is just in the middle of the forest. It is why my town is named Monument. Its high enough in the foothills of the mountains that we could look out on our town.
Here is my dad in front of us. We've had such a good week with he and my mom. Its hard to hear my parents talk of getting out of breath or feeling the signs of age. I don't ever want them to get so old that they leave us, and am counting my blessings that they are still able to hike and explore and have fun with us.
Here is the moument when we finally reached it.
And this one below is on our way back. This was a good hike. I'd do it again. Other things we've done this week are gone fishing, hiked Garden of the Gods, gone shopping, gone to a movie, gone to lunch almost every day, played a lot of games, visited, cruised the area, and enjoyed our time together at home. My dad agrees that just looking out our great room windows is a joy. We really do love living here.
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