Palmer Lake Reservoir

So, while I didn't take any pictures of the rest of us for that first month after school did, thankfully, Reid did!

While our Kansas cousins were here we had talked about taking a hike to the Palmer Lake Reservoir.  Some friends had recommended it, but we had never tried it and after reading some reviews on the internet I started to get nervous that it wasn't as "easy" as our friends had led me to believe.  So, we decided that we would try it first to see if it was kid-friendly.

Posing on a boulder/rock along the way

Reid on the rock

Our view for the hike up

On Saturday August 30th, we set off on our hike.  It was a pretty day for the hike and we found it pretty easily.  Our friends had said that it was a bit of an uphill hike at first.  Hmmmm.....I figure these friends must be pretty frequent hikers because it was uphill ALL the way in my opinion.  And one stretch was fairly steep, especially for my boys.  Kai can't stand weeds and bugs and seriously made me laugh and lose my patience at times.  Finn is a good hiker but can tire out easily and needs to hydrate more often.  It was slow going up the hill  But we made it.....and it was worth it for the view!

Beautiful reservoir!

Now that we've done it, we know what to do to prepare to take a bunch of kids on the hike.  It's definitely a hike that is worth repeating.  In fact, after this hike we decided that we should do family hikes every Saturday until it got cold.  Unfortunately, that hasn't worked out, but that is definitely worth making a goal for our next bout of good weather.