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Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and Squaw Pass Road

October 28, 2012Written by Joy

I have mentioned before that our family loves to go on drives in our area. We also love to take pictures. This is a post that is picture heavy from a recent drive that we went on. We first headed to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. They have a beautiful visitor center with a lot of historical information about the place and how it came to pass. They have also just recently opened up a 9 mile loop that your family can drive. We were so excited that the loop was opened and we were able to take a drive around it. These are a few of the pictures that we took.

Buffalo

ducks swimming

Mule Deer

Prairie Dog

Hawk

After we left the Wildlife Refuge, we headed back towards Lookout Mountain to get on the Lariat Loop. We took this picture of the town of Golden, CO and the Colorado School of Mines. This is were we moved to, so my husband could work at that University.

Colorado School of Mines from Lookout Mountain Road

We some how another missed the Lariat Loop turn-off and ended up on the Squaw Pass Road. While we may have missed the turn-off, we sure didn’t miss the beautiful views of the mountains and wild life. I don’t think I will ever get tired of seeing God’s creation.

Echo Lake

Snow-capped Mountains

Mountains on Squaw Pass Road

Mountains with snow

Mule Deer on Squaw Pass Road

Mule Deer

Herd of Elk

Herd of Elk in Evergreen

I love driving around and exploring where we live with our family. We always have so many wonderful adventures with one another!

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Snow Day!

October 27, 2012Written by Joy

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Union Ridge Park

This was the 2nd snow of the season. We woke up to 4-5 inches of snow on Thursday morning. The kids were so excited! Since we didn’t take a snow day on the first snow (only about 1-2 inches), I decided we would have one today. The first thing the kids wanted to do when they got out of bed was go outside and play. Then the hunt was on to find all of our snow clothes!

throwing a snowball at his sister

We are very blessed to live in an apartment complex that has a park right across from us. One of the joys of homeschooling is having a park all to ourselves!

throwing a snowball at her brother

The kids had fun throwing snowballs at each other. They asked to take the sled, but I said no. I may have to say yes to that next time!

trying to figure out who to throw this snowball at.

The youngest may be small, but she sure did give the older two a few good shots to the body!

Union Park

We loved walking around the park and looking at the snow on the tree branches. It was so beautiful outside today.

Freezing!

While it was beautiful, it was also very cold!

making snow angels

Our family loves the cooler weather and especially love the snow.

snow covered trees

We are looking forward to many more days of snow to play in!

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traditions, family drives ~ Guanella Pass

October 7, 2012Written by Joy

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traditions, family drives ~ Guanella Pass

One of our favorite things to do as a family is going a on drive around the area. Since we have moved to Colorado, we have a lot of new areas to explore. One of those areas we went to recently was the Guanella Pass.

Guanella Pass is located in Clear Creek County, west of Denver. It was also named after a worker who had worked for the county for 50 years.

We started the drive in Georgetown, CO.

All along the way, there are places you can pull off the road and hike.

There are also places you can camp.

I see this as being a road that we take often on drives.

Not only do we get to enjoy the beautiful scenery. We get to enjoy the special time together.

We leave our phones off, and music softly playing. We enjoy just talking and visiting with one another.

I love this special time with my family.

Do you go on family drives? How do you spend time with your family?

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Views from White Ranch Park

September 12, 2012Written by Joy

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While my oldest daughter was at her riding lesson, we rode to White Ranch Park in Golden, CO. It is a beautiful Open Space. A lot of great trails to walk on. We didn’t have time to go hiking on any of them, but were still able to take in the gorgeous views that the park offered. I see us coming back here for a field trip to do a nature walk for science. The kids have already said our next time to the park, we will need to bring a picnic lunch. I can’t wait until next time!

Homestead Road, Golden, CO.

White Ranch Park, Golden, CO.