Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, Colorado

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Green Mountain Falls, Colorado

Campground Kitty, Lone Duck Campground

Green Mtn Falls

Lone Duck Campground, Green Mtn Falls, Colorado

Noah and I went camping for a couple of days at the Lone Duck Campground. It's in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado at the base of Pikes Peak. I caught my first trout in 15 years. While I was cleaning it, all Noah wanted to know was if Jesus was in it's heart!

This is what I saw for about 4 hours that day. We rode our bikes all around the base of Pike's Peak and Noah never wanted to stop! If he got tired, he would take a quick break and start again. He's a great biker!

Noah is done with training wheels!!!

We were at the Pettibone Resort in Lacrosse, Wisconsin last night camping. I was doing some laundry. Noah and Jason came to visit me on their bikes. Noah was riding his monkey bike and the chain broke, so Jason went back to the trailer and got his other bike with no training wheels. If he wanted to ride, this was his only option! It took him two quick rides with me holding onto the neck of his shirt before he was yelling, "Mommy! Let go of me!! LET GOOOOO!!!" Ha ha! I didn't want to let go, but he made me! He's been riding on his own since then and he's already blazing down steep hills and steps this morning! I'm in trouble! :o)

Noah and Kayli at the cabin in Rawlins, Wyoming

The original cabin.

The view.

Playing in the old sheep herder's wagon.

Ponderosa State Park, McCall, Idaho

I thought I got more pictures, but we did get here after dark and most of the time was spent burning stuff in the campfire!

Raccoon Trailhead Hike

The pyros come out at night!

We had a fun camping trip with our friends at Golden Gate Canyon State Park. Those kids sure know how to build a great fire!

Camping @ Golden Gate Canyon Campground

Noah and I had a great time camping at Golden Gate Canyon Campground! Krista, Brock, Emarie and Elliot met us there and got a tent spot near us. Emarie and Elliot were so excited to have a "little brother" there. They made a buried treasure map and took Noah exploring everywhere. Noah absolutely loved hanging out with them!

We went fishing a couple of times, but didn't catch anything. Luckily I didn't count on having fish for our meals. I brought other food just in case!

We had a really loud thunderstorm the first night and Noah slept right through. The camper was cozy with no leaks, so I enjoyed hearing the rain on the roof.

It was a really fun trip and we're thinking about going back in September to see the leaves changing color.

Central City, CO & Columbine Campground

We had a great camping trip with our homeschool group! The Common Ground Homeschoolers invaded the Columbine Campground, located just outside Central City, for the past few days. We spent time building fires, exploring, rock stacking, making fun necklaces and just hanging out together. Of course, smores were involved!

We had rain off and on each day, but the most horrendous downpour occurred last night. We had a great time squeezing the whole Jones family into our camper for evening antics. We toughed it out through 2 hours of pouring rain and hail but 3 adults, 5 kids and a dog proved to be too many for sleeping! They all headed for home, after we tried to sleep for a couple of hours in the camper like sardines, and they planned to return today to retrieve their floating tent and bedding. All in all, it was an exciting event! :o)

Noah and I got up early this morning and drove home. Jason was able to join us for the first two nights!