Hiking in South Boulder

A couple of weekends ago we took Gavin on his first "big boy" hike in South Boulder. He loved it! And why he shouldn't he have? There were bugs to look at, rocks to climb, sticks to hold, dogs to greet, dirt to hold and gorgeous scenery to behold. I was so glad that Brent suggested this activity.
Here's Gavin's giant walking stick that lasted him all of maybe two steps before he abandoned it.
Here's our sweet boy hugging Mommy on a rock where we stopped to rest for a drink.
Daddy carried his 30 pound son in the backpack on the way back to the car, but his back suffered for it a little bit. You can see that Gavin loved the free ride!
It was one of those beautiful summer/fall days in Colorado that makes us wonder how or why we'd ever this amazing state. Being in South Boulder, especially, was really neat for me that day. I thought of how long I'd been hiking and how everything in that part of the world was so familiar to me and brought back so many wonderful childhood memories. We passed Fairview (my high school) and let Gavin play at the park at Viele Lake, just minutes from the houses where I grew up. How surreal to be there with my husband and our two-year-old son all of these years later. I loved sharing one of my passions--hiking--with Gavin and seeing him love it too!