TV took EV to get her hair cut as it was getting a little bit shaggy. They had fun and met up with everyone for a little walk along the Eagle River which ran right by our house. We then went into the shopping area for a little bit of lunch before we went to Vail in the afternoon.
Uncle Jay took us to his brand new commercial kitchen he was setting up for his catering business. It was really impressive and very well appointed despite not quite being finished. Afterwards we went to Beaver Creek for a sunset picnic. It was really nice to chat and have the kids play on the grass and playground. TV and Uncle Jay joined in on the soccer a bit as well to mix things up a little bit. It was such a nice evening and so great to see the kids play together like that.
We got to spend time with the cousins both at their house and ours. They really enjoyed doing physical activities but also had fun talking about various rocks. The best fun was going in to the pool though where they played all sorts of games. The best one was trying to build a raft which would get them all across the pool safely.
We headed back down the mountain towards the cars. The way was easier but we still had a fair amount of work to descend more than a thousand metres which included some tricky sections of trail. On the way we passed a number of groups heading up to spend the night in the backcountry. We didn't need to do that this time. We were really impressed as all of the kids managed to walk over 12 kilometres without complaint. They enjoyed the walk and the high altitude didn't really bother us too much. Having said that, we were all very happy to see the cars, especially with the promise of delicious tacos.
We kept bushwalking until we reached Lake Constantine. We took a bit of time to rest and to dip our toes in the cold lake. It was such a lovely spot and we had it just about to ourselves. We all had another snack before it was time to head back.
We caught up with the Spickelmiers and they took us to Fall Creek trailhead for a bushwalk. We had to drive up the mountain along a dirt road before arriving at the start. We Got our stuff together and headed off down the trail. It was pleasant and walked for a while with some fantastic views along the way. We eventually stopped at a big pile of rocks for lunch.
