Hike to Mt. Herman

Mom-and-son hike to Mt. Herman

This morning Jami & Reid took off on a hiking adventure that we'd yet to explore -- Mt. Herman! This nearly 9,000 ft. peak is directly west and a tad north of us, but the trailhead is just a 20-25 minute drive from our house. Beautiful day for a hike ... and a great mother-and-son outing! The trail was a pretty steep climb, but the gorgeous aspen trees and wildflowers were well worth the work ... not to mention the amazing view at the top of our great community below.

This was the view from the top.

X marks the spot where our house is!

Mountain goat.

Can you tell what these are? Ladybugs!

Gazillions of them were at the top of Mt. Herman.

"Mom told me to smile.

So I did, but my teeth didn't."