Hike to Grandeur Peak

We've been wanting to hike Grandeur Peak for a while now and today we finally took the kids up there. We woke up early at 5:30 am and packed everything then woke the kids up at 6:30 am just before we left. The first thing Bridger said when we woke him up was, "We going on a big hike?" He was so excited! We got on the trail head at 7:35 am and made it to the top at 9:50. We rested on top for an hour and then came down in an hour and a half. It was a blast!
Bridger was ready for the hike! He just had to finish the last bit of his breakfast before we took off.

I packed Graham up and Jake packed up Bridger, our food, and our water. His pack was much heavier than mine but by the time we were finished my legs were definitely feeling like jelly.

Bridger and Jake enjoying the view on the way up.

Bridger and Graham were awake for about the first half of the hike and then they both conked out half way up and slept for a good hour or so. It was great! They are so fun to take anywhere because they're always so good and will sleep anywhere.

Here's Graham sleeping in his pack. That doesn't look very comfortable does it? He didn't mind a bit!

Bridger talked to us the whole way up about the things he liked. He would say, "I like dinosaurs. You like dinosaurs, Dad?" and "I like horseys, you like horseys, Mom?" It was so cute. He also kept asking, "What's that?" about everything so finally Jake said, "It's Mother Nature." Bridger said, "Mama Nature?" So funny!

At the very top of the mountain we took Bridger out of his pack so he could hike the last 5 minutes. He thought that was neat.


Bridger wouldn't let me get any good pictures of him on the top by himself. This one turned out pretty cute though with Mt. Olympus in the background.

We had a bunch of snacks on top. Here's Graham enjoying some yummy grapes. We stayed on top for about an hour and just enjoyed being up there. It was so fun!

Here's a view of the city from the top. If you look really closely you can see our house. Can you see it? :) It's easy to pick out when you're up there looking down.

Luckily there was a nice hiker that was willing to take our picture for us.

What a fun hike! It's so fun to look up at the mountain now that we're home and show Bridger where we were. He always remembers our hikes and now when he sees Grandeur he points to it and says, "Go on a hike!"