Nature's Beauty

The sunsets lately have been absolutely stunning. These pictures don't do any justice at all, but hopefully you get the idea.

The weather has also been unseasonably warm. With the exception of a little snow on Saturday night, we've been dry and fairly warm, if not a little breezy. Last week Cameron and I took advantage of the nice weather to go and take a hike in RMNP. We started at the Cub Lake trailhead and wandered a little bit. We didn't really have the time for a full out-and-back hike, but we wanted to go out, so we deviated from the trail a bit and walked along (and on) the river, which was frozen solid in most places. When we got back on the trail we found that most of it was very icy and we had not brought our snowshoes or crampons, so the going was a little treacherous and we turned back after a while.

Admittedly, I've stolen several photos from Cameron because as it turns out, his new iPhone takes way better pictures than my actual camera.

Please note that I do not ever suggest deviating from any marked trail or walking on ice unless you are completely comfortable and sure that you know how to get back from where you are going. I should note that where these pictures were taken, the ice was not only a foot or two thick, but we were within sight of the highway. Please be safe if you want to go hiking in RMNP and use your best judgment. Getting off the "beaten path" can sometimes bring you to some really exciting places, but it can also be dangerous if it's not in the right conditions.

All right, PSA over.

On the home front, I'm occupying myself with wedding preparations. Right now that includes making the invitations. I decided to "DIY" most of the wedding for the sake of saving as much money as possible, so I'm typing the invites on my typewriter. It's still a bit early to be sending things out (save-the-dates will go out next month) but I figure since there's a lot of time involved, I might as well get them done now so that I am not having to rush in the summer when I am working full time. And in the end it wasn't actually as tedious as I thought it would be; I typed all of the save-the-dates yesterday while I was watching football. (Go Broncos!)

I am still waiting for a rubber stamp to arrive in the mail to put the final touches on them. Mostly it gives me something to do in this period of time when there is not much going on and I am only working one day a week. I'm enjoying it.