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It was a lovely morning. I didn't sleep as well as I hoped to in the cabin. I was either awakened to nurse the baby, a son having to potty, or coyotes howling. My mother later told me that during the night there was a child that screamed. It was one of those blood curdling screams and then after that the coyotes started howling. I didn't hear the scream, but I heard the howling. We figure the child could of been on the way to the potty and saw a pack of coyotes. Sounded more like the kid scared the creatures with his scream.

Below: Mount Harvard. This was taken near our cabins. 

 Below: Mount Yale. (Just to the right of the picture is a bit of Mount Harvard) I shot this on our way to breakfast. (Mount Yale is between Mt. Princeton and Mt. Harvard).

 Below: Mount Princeton. Just behind Mt. Princeton to the left (not in picture here) is Mt. White which is one of the mountains my mother hiked to the top while pregnant with me. No wonder I feel at home in the mountains!  Mt. Princeton, Mt. Yale and Mt. Harvard are also known as "the Colegiate Peaks."

 Below: Cache Creek near Granite, Co. (pronounced Cash Creek) Cache Creek is in "The Lost Canyon". It is also a public place to go for gold panning. Years ago you could follow the road all the way down to pan, but since then the BLM bought the place and is trying to preserve the land there. The kids and I walked down to do some panning. (Where the trees are). However, when we got down there I looked up to see storm clouds so we had to hike back to the car. As we got to the car it started raining. (Yes, there is gold in them hills!)

 Below: Rocky Mountain Blue Bells and some other flower I do not know the name of. If you know, let me know!

 Below: At Cache Creek, hiking back up to the car. Mount Elbert, the highest peak in Colorado.

After Cache Creek we decided to head over to Clear Creek, Vicksburg and Winfield, Co. (Ghost towns) 

Below: Belford Falls on Mount Belford near Clear Creek.

Below: Aspen trees. This picture didn't come out as nice as I would of liked, but at least you get the idea. Oh how peaceful.

After our day here we came home. However that was not the last of our adventures. The following Sunday the kids and I took my hubby up into the mountains for more fun family time. More pictures to come! Yeee Haw!