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Waldo Canyon




The Waldo Canyon loop was an approximately 7 mile round trip hike. Unfortunately, I hear that the area has been closed since the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire.













I'm Invisible





Resting in the shade of a rock



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Helen Hunt Falls

Beautiful waterfalls and a short hike make for some fine family fun.
Helen Hunt Falls




Helen Hunt Falls



Helen Hunt Falls



Put your left foot in...

Looking over the wall





It started raining hard on our way down from the top of the falls. We got soaked.


Soaking wet

Spruce Mountain







Horsemint
























A Trek Through Greenland

When walking from Greenland, Colorado, to Palmer Lake...


Don't drink from the puddles

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Stand in the puddles for maximum cuteness

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Inspect the flowers

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Inspect plants that aren't quite flowers

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Try to look at birds between you and the sun without getting blinded

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Watch the flutter-bys

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Find Pikes Peak

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Smirk at the dad with the camera

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Shoot a bird (with your camera, of course)

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Watch the bison watch you

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Look closely and see Colorado's smaller wildlife

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See Palmer Lake in the distance

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Be quicker than I when focusing on the giant bumble bee

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Be thankful for a full moon as you realize you'll soon be in the dark

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Stop to admire the flowers that go on as far as the eye can see

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Smell the flowers

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Find a frog

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Listen to the songs of the red winged blackbirds

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Don't miss the birds on the water



Look behind you and see the pink clouds



Start walking earlier so you aren't 2 miles from your destination when the sun disappears




Or maybe, just don't stop to take photos every 20 feet. :)