Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Where Have We Been?










We went to the top of the mountains, to Silver Lake, up above the world famous ski resort Solitude, and spent the morning where it is cool and beautiful. We walked around the lake, saw a herd of ducks and dragonflies, climbed on the rocks, and chased squirrels and birds. The river water is cold and fast, fish jump in the lake leaving concentric circles on the surface, Simon climbed up the crevices in the rocks like a long-legged spider monkey, and when the ducks saw Jake, they climbed out of the water and came to greet him. He thought they were in attack mode and hid behind a tree. All in all, it was a lovely morning, and only about 15 minutes away! These pictures are the next best thing to being there!

(All the pics are clickable for a better view. Look for the dragonflies in the clouds!)

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7 comments:

Pam said...

What an absolutely beautiful spot, I clicked on all the photos. Sounds like a perfect day.

Paul Bunyan said...

Nice job on the pics! Excellent!

Anonymous said...

Fantastic photos: the lake, the kids, the ducks on the limb, all really spectacular.

slickdpdx

Joyce Ellen Davis said...

Thanks, y'all!

Tammy Brierly said...

Wow Joyce! The sunrays and dragonflies in that last one was a fabulous shot. What a beautiful place! XXOO

turquoise cro said...

How CUTE!!! hiding behind that tree from the ducks, I don't blame him one bit! They bite!!!LOL BEAUTY FULL cloud pic with the awesome dragonflies!!! WOW!!!Wish I could have been there too! Thanks! for the pics!YOU do a GREAT job!!!xxooxx

k said...

How extraordinarily wonderful to live 15 minutes from such a place. My goodness! I'm sure I'd go through moods where I'd be hanging out there every other day.