Fall at Piney Lake

We found our favorite fall hike!  Piney Lake north of Vail was breathtaking!

 These boys "shot" things with their fingers and sticks for the entire 3-mile hike to the falls:-)

First one to the aspen forest wins!

 Our payoff.....a little trickle of water with lots of opportunities to play:-)

 We hung out here for 30 minutes before making the trek back.

 Sweet John was playing with moss and red leaves.....so I wasn't too surprised when his tummy broke out in a bumpy rash on the walk back.  He was a trooper, and survived without incident:-)

The bonus of the day was seeing two moose!  What majestic creatures.  God certainly has a vivid imagination!