There is a winery we like in Estes called Snowy Peaks. They are very child friendly, which allows for us to taste wine uninterrupted. The boys also did a cider tasting, which they enjoyed!
The first full day we were in Estes we drove up to Bear Lake and then took a hike to Nymph Lake and then Dream Lake. I had no idea there would still be so much snow, but there was! The hike to Nymph Lake was pretty snow free, but up to Dream Lake we had to hike through snow and basically over all of the unmelted snow. It was fun and different from last year's experience. Jack took every opportunity to fall in the snow, stomp in the streams and puddles and get absolutely muddy and wet. Charlie would consider no such thing and was quite serious with his hiking stick he made in Cub Scouts. We wanted to continue our hike up to Emerald Lake, but it was a tough hike because of all the remaining snow, so we passed.
Two things we did that were new to us this year were fishing at Trout Haven and horseback riding at Sombrero Stables. I had no idea I would like fishing so much, but I did. I caught three fish and Doug caught one. The boys, unfortunately, didn't catch any. They still had fun trying.
The horseback ride we did was an hour through the hills of Estes. We saw some baby coyotes on the ride.
Julie came up for the last day we were there. We drove up Alpine Trail Road and spent some time at Fun City in town. We went fishing again and started a small hike on Deer Mountain Trail, which I would love to finish next time we are there.
We also did a little bit of hiking at Lily Lake and Lily Lake Ridge Trail. This was a beautiful area.
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