We finally got our whole little family together in one place and are having a GREAT time.

Fish Creek restoration will take a long time as there are seven entities involved in decision-making and funding. However, decisions are getting made and progress is happening. It is hoped that the temporary sewer line (the bump along the creek bed) will be moved back under Fish Creek Road sometime in the next year. That will restore direct access to the creek, too. There is no estimated date yet for reconstruction of the walking path to town, which was heavily damaged.

New google map image

From the front of the house to the south

Front view (we are third from the left)

View to the west from the deck

View to the southwest from the deck (Golf Clubhouse in the distance)

View of the creek behind the house (we are third from right)

View to the south

Another view to the south

Stacking rocks in the creek bed south of the development

Good rock-stacking spot south of of the neighborhood

Andy the NRCS guy advising the homeowners

Willows and sedge will hold the banks best

The weather has been lovely, which has made for some nice lunches and dinners and general hanging out on the deck.

Dinner with the Fam

Lunch

Studying (with a few distractions)

Golfers are so interesting

Pouring water on the deck – great fun

Making games for a niece

New hummingbird feeder!

Mountains Daddy!

We’ve had some beautiful hikes…

Juvenile redwing blackbird at LIly Lake

Getting ready to head up Twin Owls trail

Up the trail

Twin Owls trail

On the trail

Twin Owls

View of Long’s Peak from Twin Owls Trail

Getting ready to head up Twin Sisters

Up to Twin Sisters

On the Twin Sisters trail

View from Twin Sisters trail

Twin Sisters trail

On the Twin Sisters trail

Longs Peak in the distance from the Twin Sisters trail

On the Lawn Lake Trail

Great ride

Lawn Lake Trail

Mark and Judith

George and Katharine

William and Lauren

And fun times inside, too. 🙂

Such a tasty lunch!

The Estes Park Library has a GREAT children’s section.

Teamwork cooking

Watching the rain fall

Sorry

Duplos with Papi

We have often seen elk in the distance but they decided the vegetation in our back yard looked extra tasty, apparently and we were thrilled to get to see them up close!

We heard about a good fishing spot called Glacier Creek so we drove up about 5 miles toward Bear Lake from the Beaver Meadows park entrance and found it. Beautiful! And there were indeed fish in the creek…