Fall Break Adventures - Day 6

Day 6:  We take a nice long drive out to see Buckles and Harris Lakes. The trail is beautiful with tall, colorful aspens and complete with the beautiful views we remember from last year. Except this year the lakes are gone. Instead of lakes, we find open, muddy meadows with splotches of water here and there that draw curious children to them like moths to a flame, with nearly the same results. Thankfully the boys now have concrete examples of why we DO NOT LEAVE THE TRAIL OR OUR GROUP. :) 'nuff said.

"V" rock

along the trail

looking up

Where Buckles Lake should be...

What we saw when we rounded the corner where Buckles Lake should have been... They couldn't hear us because Cody was crying so loudly but somehow got the message to STOP MOVING in the quicksand/mud.

Cody was stuck up to his knees, Uncle Matt and Daddy head out to rescue him before he wiggled his way any deeper.

"What were you thinking?????"

Up to his knees... but thankfully no further.

Rescue mission begins

It took both of the guys and two logs for leverage to pull Cody out of the sucking mud.

And he's out...

Daddy's lecture

Mud management

Uncle Matt's lecture

hunky rescuer :)

Shaun

stop for a snack

Shaun chasing butterflies

Shaun catches butterflies... and they're mating. Seriously.

A view of what is left of Buckles Lake

Sundae takes a swim and thankfully doesn't get stuck in mud

Matt and Ally

Forest floor

Colorado blue skies

Grammy and Sundae

Where Harris Lake should be (note that there are NO CHILDREN STUCK IN THE MUD HERE) :)

The really cool "peeling" rock

Me

My favorite part of this hike is the twined aspen trees.