Mt. Evans

Scot's parents visited us over Labor Day, and it seemed like a good time to get another 14er under our belts. This time it was Mt. Evans that we hiked.

It was cold, and the path was rocky, but the kids were troopers, and all of them made it to the top without complaint.

After posing for these group pictures, Tyson informed me that he needed to pee. Now! Asher was also with me, but everyone else had wandered a little higher up. So, not wanting to waste any time, I took both boys with me and booked it down the mountain. The group of college kids that was hiking down just ahead of us accidentally veered off the path at one point, and we mistakenly followed them. Things got a little dicey when we had to scramble down a steep part to get back onto a lower section of the trail. I explained the them why we were hustling, and they were extremely helpful in helping/packing the boys down the rocks when necessary.

In the ruins of Crest House, a ranger did a presentation on how to identify mountain goats and bighorn sheep. He had a lot of visual aids, and the kids were quite entertained, especially when Riley was invited to sport a bighorn sheep hide.

On our drive back down the mountain we were able to put our new knowledge to use when we saw this mountain goat right off the road.