Exploring on the Fraser River
After a late wake up, our day began by exploring the town of Fraser and then its river.
Old Glory and the snow capped mountains view from Fraser, Co.
This 4th of July was certainly one of the most unique ways we have celebrated our nation's independence. It was fitting for us to explore our great nation through the lens of rivers, national forests and, of course, fireworks.
A skillfully made beaver dam on the Fraser River
Kim and I found a small path that led back to the river. We found this spot near a couple of beaver dams. There we waited for Kathryn, Landry and Jonah. However, we did not think it would be an hour. I headed back up the river while Kim waited. Eventually, Kim and kids reunited not far from this beaver dam.
A meadow view in the Arapaho Forest
After our river adventure, Kim, Landry, Jonah and I took a hike through the Arapaho National Forest just about a 1/4 mile from our cabin. The trails were rocky and lined with plenty of birch and evergreen trees. We did find this opening in the forest for a nice place to stop and enjoy the view.
Can you spot the woodpecker?
On our hike, Kim and Landry spotted a couple of woodpeckers on a tree. They are brown and white. One is pictured here on the tree near the left middle portion of the picture.
A little baseball practice on the trail
This pretty much sums up our return hike to the cabin. As we walked back, Landry would stop frequently (maybe too frequently) to throw rocks at trees he would pick our for target practice.
Red, White and Blue light up the night sky.
Mountains, city lights and fireworks were a perfect setting to enjoy our Independence Day evening.
The Winter Park Fireworks Show
We had a great view from our cabin of the Winter Park 4th of July Fireworks show. And what a great view it was - to see fireworks with the silhouette of the Rockies and lights of the Winter Park.
