We went to Lander with Hannah and her family late September, early October. It was an amazing time.
We flew into Denver early Saturday morning and picked up a rental van. It was fancy and new. We spent the day with the kids
Sunday we packed up the van and drove everyone to Lander. We stopped on the way to hike at Vedauwoo and had a picnic.
The kids stayed with Dawn and John and we stayed at the little cabin at Grass River Retreat. We loved it.
The next day we went to Sinks Canyon where the river goes below rocks and the highway then comes out on the other side. The trout love it. We fed them then went on a short easy hike through the aspens.
The next day was our hard hike up a mountain to see the waterfalls. It was absolutely breathtaking. We stopped at the top and took turns doing cold plunges and Kent even rode the waterfall down. the kids rock scrambled naked.
We went up to see the kids’ cabin and where they plan to build. It took a half hour through windy curves on a gravel road then everyone piled into the truck for another half mile of four wheeling to get to the cabin. It is very rustic, the sage brush not cleared at all, no electricity or running water. It was too windy to have a campfire as planned.
We had a campfire at the cabin on evening.
We got to interact with so much nature. Deer came up into the yard at the cabin and there were ducks, chickens, dogs, and llamas.
The last day we kayaked at a small lake way up high in the mountains. Didn’t matter how freezing cold it was, the kids got naked and got in the water.
The last night we stayed in a yurt. We went out to eat at a fabulous restaurant downtown for John’s birthday and the rest of the time Dawn fed us lunch and dinner.
I loved every minute.
dianegclark 