For Labor Day weekend Brian has three days off in a row. Normal for most people, not for him. Perfect occasion to head up to the Red Feather Lakes for our first all family canoe experience.
My best attempt at a whole family in canoe photo. Sorry for Brian's lack of head.
We got out to scramble up some rocks and discovered that our children are part mountain goat.
Thanks to a timer and a nook in the rock we have a family photo overlooking the lake.
Scientific discoveries included lots of bleached out crawfish parts and a fish's jaw bone.
Viola was very excited that our borrowed canoe is her favorite color. Red.
Critter sighting.
We stopped for our picnic on a very small island where someone/something has been eating a lot of crawfish. Including this very blue one. The young scientist had to spend some time figuring out how the claw worked. She loves nature.
Although picturesque this island was also pretty much just a giant red ant hill, so we pulled the canoe up on shore to dine in. Brian stayed in it for the duration of our stay due to his deadly ant allergy. The kiddos decided to get wet and do some paddling practice.
Viola took the front seat to try her small hands at paddling. She did well but declared it hard work.
Good times.
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