Brandon got a video camera for his birthday last week, so he took lots and lots of video of the mountains. I finally got a tripod for my camera, so I'm thrilled that we were able to take a bunch of family portraits. You have no idea how many solo pictures we have of one another. Every once in awhile, we take the self-portrait by stretching our arm out as far as possible- but you certainly don't capture the essence of a place like we did in the photo above.
When we drove into the mountains yesterday, the weather was very cool (29 degrees at one point), the sky was mostly overcast, and the clouds were really low. I think it was a result of the storm that was brewing. As we drove further up into the park, we eventually ran into blue sky- and it was amazing to look down and realize ourselves above a blanket of clouds. You'll have to check out the photos to see what I'm talking about.
We woke up this morning in Estes Park to snow melting off the ground. Our first snow! Luckily the sun was shining, so it was melting pretty quickly. The sky was clear, providing a stunning view of the mountains, so we drove back up into the park before heading back to Denver. We captured some more video and pictures, and Koda ate some snow, and we headed back into town.
Even though it was great to get away, I am glad to be back home and will cherish sleeping in my own bed with my own blankets and pillows tonight.
