Peru Creek

I could have slept my afternoon away but didn't.  I'm just wiped out from work this week.  Busy nights make for late nights so after I get home and wind down I don't get to sleep until well after 1 a.m.  I'm a little burnt out.  Today the girls and I slept in after a very busy weekend.  At around one in the afternoon we had all showered and the girls were pouting because they were bored and wanted to go shopping for new school stuff and I knew that going down the hill was not going to happen since I had to be to work at 3:30.  I had an idea.  I suggested we get in my car and drive up Peru Creek and see the Columbines in bloom.  I wanted to ride the bikes but that was not happening with the little time we had.  So, we got in my car and drove to Peru Creek.  The road is in good shape until you come to the first river crossing.  The parking lot wasn't crowded with a bunch of trailers so I knew there wouldn't be much traffic up there.  We drove up and up and passed a few hikers with their dogs and a couple of jeeps but that was it.  We got to the grave and parked the car.  I told the girls we didn't have time to go any further.  We got out and paid our respects to the two little girls who are buried on the side of the road.   There is a head stone dated back to the 1800's and the two little girls were just 3 years old when they died.  We're riding our bikes back up tomorrow since we didn't make it to the columbines and I will take a picture and post it.  Hopefully the Columbines are still going strong. 
We headed back down and talked about the history and the mining that took place back then.  We are all amazed at how tough those people must have been. 
For not having a plan and me being so tired it turned into a special couple of hours with my daughters.  I love them for taking such an interest in this amazing area we call home.