Wildflowers

The wildflowers are what I will remember most about the Rockies. The mountain meadows are full of colors - yellow, red, white, pink, purple.

This morning, we hiked about 5 miles to Cub Lake and back. The rocky trail started at a beautiful mountain stream and wound through a wetland full of small ponds and pools. We saw areas recently scarred by fire; although green was already creeping back, it will be years before evidence of the fire is completely covered.

Cub Lake was beautiful - a mountain lake covered with water lilies & their yellow blooms. 

Thunderstorms were once again threatening when we got back to the campsite, and we had to scramble to get the tent and the rest of the gear packed. We made it just before the rain started. 

These afternoon thunderstorms have been pretty regular, so we decided to head back home a bit early. We'll spend the night in Hays, Kansas, then drive the rest of the way to Louisville tomorrow.