If we have any more fun I may never have time to blog. <g> I will be back to update on all that has happened around the ranch (promises promises) but I wanted to finish up the trip pics at least before it's time to upload the new ones Allen and the boys are taking at church camp!
The new keltie backback (thank you Barb!) is working well. We tried it out on our second trip out to Cathedral Peak and it was a great improvement. We explored by foot with the babies one warm evening while the babysitters got to venture out for a bit.
All too soon it was time to pack out and head for home. We stopped for lunch at Monarch Pass this time just as a hailstorm hit. Within minutes there was over an inch of hail covering the ground.
We were all shocked for a bit and ventured out in disbelief. The ski runs looked more like they do in March!
We reached the basin early afternoon when the light does not do it justice. It is far more dramatic earlier and later in the day. Unfortunately the very best views are further down the road however it is unwise to stop in the middle of a road with no shoulder to attempt to capture them!
I wanted at least to get a shot of the highway winding around below and beyond us, the road that lead down the mountain and home. I stood there thinking of Woody Guthrie….
"As I was walking a ribbon of highway
I saw above me an endless skyway...
I saw below me a golden valley
This land was made for you and me."
Starry Sky Journal 
Wow, gorgeous scenery! Looks like y’all had a wonderful time. :o)
Lovely pictures! They remind me a lot of the Alberta Rockies and mountains of British Columbia. In fact, many of the mountain pictures are very similar to the mountains of my hometown (west of Prince George, British Columbia). Now I’m feeling a bit homesick… But, the prairies have many beautiful vistas too!
It sounds like your summer is going very nicely.
Beautiful photos!