Friday, July 6, 2012

Glenwood - Hanging Lake

As our road trip continued - Denver to Reno leg - we brought along my family and went to Glenwood Springs for 2 days.  Glenwood Springs is a place I grew up going to every summer... it is a Ponder "tradition" - and my kids have already been 3 or so times and we don't even live in the state!  We swam both days in the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool... I don't have any shots of swimming because I was having to much fun swimming and it was a little chilly meaning we were sitting in the warm spring water most of the time!  We also did the Hanging Lake hike - it is a beautiful side hike right off I-70 in Glenwood Canyon (side note for bikers:  Glenwood has a 17 mile bike path through the canyon GORGEOUS ride - we didn't do the ride this time, but I know we will one of these times through.)  My kiddos have done this hike 2 times now...  The Ponders and Johnsons tackled this 2 mile roundtrip hike with about 1000' of elevation gain...

Just starting out - we make our kids
carry the water... like pack mules

The Ponder men



The Johnsons and Jack!

At the top - a gorgeous lake and water fall!



Then after a long day of hiking its to the pool for a relaxing swim and nap...

A snuggle with a baby girl - one of the many things Justin is a pro at.

Such a great visit with my family... it was special to visit Glenwood with my siblings and all the kiddos.   I love you all and miss you like heck!


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