We've Been to Gilmore Twice this Summer

Our friends from the ward Becca and Travis Allen invited us to go with them on an RZR ride in Leadore.  Here are the highlights:

I couldn't believe how snowy it still was at the end of June.  We were high up there!

We loved the ride so much we called Dustin and my parents to go with us again but camp this time.  We met up and made the same trip we'd done with our friends, but this time we drove out to Gilmore and camped too.  The kids had a great time with their cousins, and we loved getting away and relaxing.  This world of ours is pretty beautiful.

This is Meadow Lake.  One of my favorite mountain lakes.  It's crystal clear and surrounded by beauty.

On Saturday, Jake and Bonny Shumway, our friends, came and showed us another ride with a mine you can walk around in.  We didn't go far, and we all felt a bit uneasy in that mine.  It made me think about those who came before us and spent the day in and day out mining in those dark, moist tunnels.  I can't imagine what that life was like.  All I know is that it would have been hard.  We were able to see some old cabins, and one spot had a whole bunch of cans thrown in a pile, which was pretty neat and made it more real that others did live there at one point.  It was so beautiful out there. 

 After looking through the ghost town there, we stopped at another spot with a small creek.  We hiked along the stream for a little while, and I felt like I was in a little fairyland.  It was so pretty by the creek.