Scrambled eggs, Tea Bag heaven, and some Sweet mountains

So it is extremely weird to be at the end of my day, be in a tent and be typing away about the adventures we had but Laura is journaling right next to me so it all works out.

We started off today around 7AM which was really like 8 am our time so we viewed it as a great sleep in. Showered and had had great breakfast and visit with Aunt Amy and Grandmom penny. Really good visit, good hostesses and for some reason extremely fun to talk politics with.

We then headed out but found a great farmers market and stocked up on some fresh fruit, veggies as well as some gourmet homemade pasta blends. A good find for someone who likes to camp in style.

Then we went to a Mecca of sorts for Laura. We went to the Celestial Seasonings Factory and took a fun tour.

This is an awesome dress made out of tea bags

We also of course bought some fun tea. They had a special storage shed for the peppermint and spearmint and it was spectacular as it instantly clears out your sinuses and smells absolutely delicious.

We then tracked down bakery/café recommended in one of my guide books. I love guide books probably too much. We had a delightful lunch and then geared up for big doings. Laura had Chicken Lips for lunch. We are big fans of this place , The Notchtop Bakery Café and they could see us make a reappearance tomorrow.

Oh yeah that’s right folks the third national passport stamp.
And we also discovered a new childhood classic book.

Boy who could ask for much more. We were efficient camp setter uppers.
We then set out for some hiking we first trekked around Bear Lake and saw some great views. Any time you see a 14 000 foot mountain set on a lake it is not something you usually complain about.

We then set out on a 3 mile hike up to a waterfall called Alberta falls and could actually feel our lungs burn. The whole lack of oxygen was true but boy was it worth it. Everybody would deal with some dizziness for a view like we had.

When we got back to camp we had received a citation for handi-wipes being left out with the possibility of attracting bears. I think bears must like to be really clean.

Attended a brief ranger program telling great stories of Rocky mountain national park
And then enjoyed a great meal cooked in the dark with our gourmet past and some gourmet Portabella and Swiss brats and Mexican Squash.

We also saw a spectacular full moon while sipping some new tea. I am not sure if you can say you have lived until you have seen a full moon in mountains. If you can’t tell I love vacation.