A Hike at St. Mary’s Falls -The day I almost died-

Howdy, Hey, Ho! 

Last week I went on a 6+ mile hike with my mom, dad, brother, and cousin, Toby. It was fun and super pretty…but yes, I also almost died (ish…though maybe slightly dramatized) 

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Does anyone know what these flowers are? 🌸

In the beginning, we walked about a mile ( I think) on a dirt road before we got to the trailhead. 

Oooh, look at the view already. 😍

The cousin crew. 😎

Y E L L O W

We used to have a big bush with these flowers at our old house, I think it has the name honey in it, maybe, maybe not. 😛 

W I L D   R O S E 

I love creeks. ❤ 

What are these? They were all over these bushes. 🤔

Humm…Someone’s underwear waistband?! 

Sadly this photo turned out kind of blurry, but there are super neat flowers that I had never seen before! 

We were hiking along, then all of a sudden my mom pointed out this caterpillar hanging over the trail. It was hanging from a very tall tree. I’m not sure what it was doing..making its cocoon maybe? 🐛  This was the only photo I took that was actually focused. 😛 

I really like this photo that my mom took of me! 🙂 

A ladybug with no spots. Interesting. 🐞

A small waterfall along the trail. 

Here are more of those neat flowers. 

Thanks for photobombing, Toby. 😛 

Well, hello there buggy. 

I love these flowers too. 😀 

 N A T U R E 

Oh my, we’re almost there. Now, my mom and I just need to take it slow and not pass out from the heat, high altitude, and all the hiking struggles. 

“Turn back” “0.5” People made some edits to the sign that made me laugh. 

Ahh…almost. to. the. top. 

I think these might also be wild roses? 

Yesss I madee ittt!! 

The view was very pretty, the view of the city below, and St. Mary’s Falls in back of us. 💞

Woah. Look at what the altitude did to my snack! 😛 

Ahhh, look at Colorado Springs down below. 

My photography bro. 📷

P U R P L E 

More of  St. Mary’s Falls. 

Hydro Flask, please sponsor me!! 😛 

W A T E R 

Oooh, look at dat mushroom. 🍄

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I had a lot of fun taking pictures along the hike, and accomplishing this hike felt so amazing because I thought I wasn’t going to make it. 😀 

 

Do you enjoy hiking? ⛰

 

 

{All photos are not edited}

Waterfalls♥

After we checked out of our hotel we started to make our way home, but we took a little detour to see some waterfalls, so let’s get going!

 

First off was this waterfall, we got a nice family photo here! 🙂 

It was pretty good sized, and pretty-I love waterfalls! 

A little river we had to cross to get to the base of the waterfall. 

These little flowers were so pretty! 

A little patch of them. ❤ 

My feet crossing the river. 

Another picture of those flowers. 😛

At the base, the mist felt so nice…besides my camera lens getting misted and my glasses. 😛

Selfie time. 😀 

On our way to the next waterfall, we drove by at least 40 Corvettes, it was neat!!

To see the next waterfall we had to take a short hike.

It was like a rainforest to me, haha…so green and like a canopy of trees all around you!

Some tall, slightly dead pine trees. 

The sun and a tree. ❤ 

My feet while hiking. 

We made it! 🙂

It was so pretty!! I wish you could hike to the base of this one, but you sadly can’t. It’s still pretty though. ❤

My siblings and I.

Trying to show my mom how to add filters and take a selfie! 😀 

Awe, look at the cute little squirrel!

Then it ran away up a tree. 

After that, we went to one last waterfall! 🙂

More pretty flowers ❤

Yes, my feet…for the last time! 😛 

Surprisingly enough a tornado had come through this pretty valley like two weeks before, still lots of damage. 😦 

A smaller waterfall, but still so green and pretty!!

❤ ❤

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Do you like waterfalls? I love them! 🙂 See you tomorrow for the last post about our family vacation!