Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Albion Basin

I really need (want) family pictures but have zero budget thanks to the growing bundle of joy in my belly!! So somehow I talked Brett and Afton into driving all the way to Albion Basin for a little photo shoot. I was hoping to get there in time for the flowers but we missed it. There were still many pretty flowers but not as thick as I'd hoped!

We found a spot to eat before pictures but Afton was beyond excited to be there and wasn't about to pose, smile or hold still for a photo. We managed to get a ton of cute pictures but no family shots that I felt show AK's personality. Just fake smiles and get me out of here looks. Oh well. 

Afton also brought her 'baby sister' with us and carried her around most of the time. She's going to be a great big sister!

Between multiple bathroom breaks by me and Afton and as many pics as everyone could stand we decided to hike to Cecret Lake. But someone forgot bug spray, a backpack and has Braxton Hicks contractions every 2 seconds so our hike didn't last long. 

We didn't start hiking on the main trail but decided to head back down on the correct path. And boy we were glad. As we rounded a corner I looked over to the trail we'd been on in the beginning and there was a moose. Right in front of the bushes which would have been right behind the bushes had we come back the way we'd gone up. I know we would have spooked it and who knows what could have happened so I was sure glad it worked out that way. I'd been keeping my eyes open for a moose hoping we'd find one and was so glad we did!!! Afton loved it!


































Sunday, July 15, 2012

Silver Lake

This year it was raining as we were driving up the canyon toward Silver Lake. We decided to keep driving and this is what we found at the parking lot.





We decided to head into the little store for chocolate muffins and hot cocoa. It was so much fun sitting inside watching the rain!





















Once it stopped we headed across the street and began our walk.




But the rain didn't stay away for long. Soon we were getting out our ponchos and Afton thought it was so much fun!




At one point we found a momma and baby moose. Afton loved the baby and it's always amazing to see how big these animals are in real life.






Afton kept calling this her turkey tail!

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