Piper attended an overnight camp with her class at Balarat. The kids collaborated through numerous obstacles on the low ropes course, completed a solo night hike, and swung through the air over a gorge. She had a great time!
Hiking at sunrise
The big swing
It’s always hard to see summer come to an end and this one sure went fast! Piper and Andrew are excited to be starting a new year at Swigert International School. Now they are able to walk to school which is terrific!
We can’t believe this will be Piper’s last year in elementary school. If only we could slow down time a bit…
Andrew with his best buddy Jack.
This is group of Swigert kids in the neighborhood. We all gathered on the first day and then walked to school together.
Piper has a locker this year!
It was a great first day!
Walking to school is the best!
We spent a few days in Breck before heading back to town.
The view from our condo.
They had the prettiest flowers.
The kids loved playing in the Riverwalk.
We took the Gondola up to the top of Breck and then hiked down. Pretty views.
Discovering an outhouse on our way down the mountain
Riverwalk
On our way home we went over the Loveland Pass.
We hiked the Maroon Bells to Crater Lake. Unfortunately the lake was very low of water and the whole mountain range was hazy from all the fires. It was still a lovely day though.
Crater Lake
We attended Stars Above Aspen again this year but it was too overcast to see anything. Luckily the night before we were able to see lots of shooting stars. Maybe next year…
We are traveling to Aspen for a few days and took the Independence Pass route. It was really beautiful!
At the Grotto’s Hiking area
Ice Cave
Stopped for lunch in Leadville
Photos from the drive
