Our British-American Life: Weekend Stress-Reliever

After a very stressful week at work, I retreated to the mountains for some stress-relieving hiking therapy, not one but two days straight! And it was just what the doctor ordered.

Saturday, I set off early to meet a friend up in a super cute mountain town called Evergreen, only to sit in traffic for an hour and a half longer than necessary due to an accident. But I plugged on, and was so glad that I did. We picked a random trail and ended up climbing to the top of a mountain. For real.

Sunday, Chris and I headed up for an afternoon in the mountains, enjoying this beautiful mountain road, when we turned the corner to see a motorcycle wipe out in the gravel on the side of the road. Chris hopped out, along with a few others that were driving past, and lifted the motorcycle off of the couple who were still trapped underneath it. Luckily they were both okay, though the same cannot be said for the bike, but still scary to see.

We eventually carried on towards our destination: Mount Evans. Just as we reached the entrance to Mount Evans road, we realized we were super low on gas and would probably not make it up the mountain and have enough gas to get us back down to the nearest gas station (though we did seriously consider coasting!). So we parked up and went for a hike around Echo Lake, figuring we would catch Mount Evans views another time. We spent some time around Echo Lake this past winter, cross country skiing, but it was our first time up there in the summer and it was equally as beautiful in the summer sun as it was covered in three feet of snow.

Here it is in the winter...

And this past weekend...

We discovered a really cool trail, with beautiful views all along the way. And I have to say, there really is nothing like the camaraderie and friendliness found on hiking trails. It puts a little spring in your step.

(side note: all photos taken on Sunday are courtesy of hubs. I forgot my phone. :)