My Walk

My husband an I made a goal about 3 years ago to walk/hike around Barr Lake. We started a few time. The first time was with the kids. They started complaining about a mile into it, so we turned around and stopped at the various bird watching spots on the way back to the car. The following year we went out in October to enjoy the fall colors (we still need to make it out to the mountains for this).  We forgot that the lake would be basically drained and didn't realize parts of the trail would be closed. Again, we only made it one or two miles and headed back. We promised ourselves and each other we would do this "someday." We both enjoy hiking and being outside. We just didn't make it a priority.
I am happy to announce that yesterday we accomplished this goal! We went about 9 miles in 3.5 hours. Our feet hurt. Our legs hurt. My hands were so swollen I couldn't bend my fingers. But we made it!