Jordan's parents were in town last weekend for Gramma Bobi's birthday (more on that later). Anyone who knows the Lentz' knows that Lentz vacations are work vacations. So after an almost 12 hour ride to get here on Friday, we rewarded Dad & Mom with an early wake up call to go hiking on Saturday.
It was quite overcast when we left the house, but we eventually drove up above the clouds and were rewarded with fabulous weather.
We made our way up to the Black Mountain lookout, which is a 4+ mile roundtrip hike with about 1000 ft of elevation gain. Toward the very end of the trail, we emerged above the treeline. You can stop there, but we chose to make the last push up to the fire tower. I love the stone staircase that was built to access the granite cliffs above.
Once at the top, we had a snack and took a few minutes to catch our breath and enjoy the views from our 9500ft vantage point.
Dad and Mom aren't often here in the summer, and it was so much fun to be able to enjoy the mountains with them in the warm sun.
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