July 6: Mohawk Lakes, Breckenridge, Co
The hike to the Mohawk Lakes is the hike to do in Breckenridge, so we set out early Sunday morning to do our 6.8 mile, strenuous duty!
Close to Mohawk Lakes
Honestly, it was not that hard for Little Boy. The terrain was technical and varied enough to stoke his interest and stamina. The wild flowers were amazing! It helped that it was a very popular hike, so he probably did not have that foreboding feeling of being dragged into the woods by his crazy parents.
Snow!
Mr. P can't resist a slide
When we reached the lower Mohawk Lake, we could sense Little Boy needed a rest and a snack, so I stayed with him on the lake’s shore while Mr. P continued to the upper lake.
Lower Mohawk Lake
Then, Mr. P returned, and I took my turn up the steep trail to the upper lake. It was worth the effort!
Near Upper Mohawk Lake
As I was venturing to the upper lake, Mr. P proceeded down the trail with Little Boy. I expected to catch up to them rather quickly; the trail was not rugged enough that I couldn’t jog, and I am, after all, an ultra runner… though no match for Little Boy on the descents, apparently! On the 3 1/2 mile descent, I didn’t catch up to them until about one mile from the car — and they had only a 20 minute head start. Little Boy is certainly a descender!
This was by far the best hike we did the whole trip. Amazing scenery plus a well-motivated Little Boy.
July 7: Mining Ruins
After the big hike the previous day, we played it cool with a small, 2 mile-ish tour of some gold mining ruins.
Everyone smile and say "dredge mining"
Sensing Little Boy’s tolerance for forest tramping was waning, in the afternoon Mr. P took him to the local aquatic center for some water slide action while I ran on the Colorado Trail. (The best part about where we were staying was how we were literally steps away from the Colorado Trail! I tried not to be too mad at Boston for not boasting such amenities).
Running the Colorado Trail
