Last Days of Summer and a Hunting Trip...

Even though Summer has come to an end,

well not officially yet since Summer stretches to the 22nd...

But you get my point, right?!

We did another trip to the beautiful mountains.

My guys went hunting!

I came along for the first few days

and I must say I had fun.

I didn't actually hike through the woods with them,

I stayed at camp during the morning hunts

and then a few hours before the sunset we all went

to glass the hillsides in the SUV.

Such beautiful country up in them mountains.

I apologize for the ones that follow me on Instagram

as you have all ready seen most of these photos.

These beautiful flowers were right 

outside my camper door.

In the woods, not an RV park or camp ground.

Pure bliss and in awe of God's Creation!

See this bird here, I'm not sure what kind it is

but let me tell you,

he dive bombed me every 

time I had food in my hand. 

LITERALLY!

I may or may not have screamed

 and ran a few times.

(Smiles)

So, finally my boys thought they'd just feed the birds

so they wouldn't go after me.

How very thoughtful!

This road was right near our camp,

I just love the thought

of how many have traveled down this road.

Beautiful pine trees and speckles of color

all the way down the bumpy road.

These little red berries are considered BEAR food

up here. Yes BEAR!!  You heard me right!

Once I found out that there were BEARS,

I stayed very close to camp with my gun on my hip!!

My guys went and got wood for the camp fires

and my middle son comes back and says

"Guess what I saw?"

A BEAR CUB!!!

Not even 5 miles from my camp!

I tried to tell myself maybe he's like Yogi Bear.

He won't bother me, if I don't bother him.

Yep, it worked for awhile until I heard

 their were hunters hunting bear

(including my oldest son)

All I can say is,

I walked around each tree around camp

and prayed for safety and proctection

for all of us!!

God never let's me down!!

I just love old trees!!

This pine tree was seeping sap.

Ooey and Gooey...

If only this tree could talk,

imagine the stories it could share.

My boys enjoying several rides 

on the four wheelers!

Up and down and back again they went....

So much fun!

I'm heading back to the mountains this weekend

to help haul stuff home...

So far only a few shots, for those elk are quick!

I personally think Archery 

season is a hard hunt...

Thank goodness we only have 3 more trips

 planned for this hunting season!!

So in the meantime...

I hope you all have a wonderful September!!

Thanks so much for stopping by....

HUGS,

Peaceful Mountains...

Hello!

How are you all doing?

How's your Summer?

I don't know if you've noticed or not,

but Summer is just flying by...

On one of our camping trips,

 I played with all the different settings on my camera

and I wanted to share some of them with you.

These have not been changed in any way.

Just Our Heavenly Father's Beauty for us to simply enjoy!

I love all flowers, especially ones near rushing water.

AMAZING!

Raindrops...

Simple Beauty...

I love this one!

Do any of you know what kind of flower this is?

Red Berries...

Be Still...

Mountain Streams...

All is well here, been going here and doing lots of fun things.

Enjoying what's left of our Summer!

Thanks so much for stopping by

I appreciate each one of you....

Hugs & Blessings,

Amy

I'm Home and Some Fun Photos To Share...

We have made it home from our nice little camping trip 

to the mountains.

This is the road up to our camp.

Isn't it beautiful?

It was very green and wet up there!

Look close...What do you see?

My Little Lumber Jack cutting down a Tree!

(Hey that rhymes...Haha)

Two of my boys hanging by the camp fire

and if you haven't figured it out yet...

Yes, it was a bit chilly up there!

 

We had a guest by our camp,

enjoying some nice leafy lunch.

Yum-Yum!

The view was just amazing!!

And yes that is a fresh blanket of snow on those mountains!

Did I mention it was cold??

My bigger Lumber Jack clearing a path 

on one of the many trails we took.

We got stuck, many times over the course of our trail rides

I think it had something to do with all the snow!!

Haha!

It was so much fun!

The little ones taking a break from getting stuck

and clearing yet another path for us!

My little bug, drew me a smiley face in the snow!

Winching out.....again!

Look there is life under all that snow....

God's Beauty was all over that mountain!

Can you guess what kind of track this is?

It's an Elk Track!

And they were all over the fields...

Mr. Squirt riding the trail!

Mr. Monkey doing what he does best!

Just hanging out!

Again Mr. Monkey was so proud to write

MOM in the snow...

The trees were starting to produce baby pine cones

even in that bitter cold weather!

This was one of the many roads that we decided not to try 

and drive on....

It's so pretty untouched...

And the trail continues...

Until our next adventure!

Thanks for stopping by and visiting!

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It's been a great week home, 

trying to get caught up from being gone so long.

So many things to do with Summer coming and all.

Rain is still falling daily, our ground is soaked.

Praying our trees will once again grow new leaves

 from the destruction of the hail storms.

Been cleaning up and working in the yard

and you'll be happy to know that our strawberries

and rhubarb are growing again!

And we even have a few red strawberries on the plants!

We are planting some flowers a little at a time

and the greenhouse is starting to bear veggies...

Even in the midst of all the storms,

there is life!

Thank you Jesus!!

I hope you all have a blessed week!

Hugs,

Fun in the Mountains...

So, I promised I would get these pictures posted of our camping trip.

So, here you go!  Enjoy!

We all had a blast and we have lots of stories to tell.

I didn't take any pictures of our "Follow the Leader" hike, 

because I don't think the camera would have made it out alive!

Ha! Ha!

There were several deer right next to our camp

 and we were lucky enough to set and watch them graze each night.

Such amazing animals they are!

I took lots of pictures of the wildflowers!

I was trying out new settings on my camera.

I love this one, it's such a vibrant yellow!

It shouts Joy!

Isn't God's landscape just beautiful?!

My oldest son is trying his hand at gold panning.

He didn't strike it rich,

 but he found some really pretty rocks!

My middle son showing off the rock he climbed.

On one of the rock hikes, he slipped off and his 

big brother caught him with one hand before 

falling several feet down the mountain. 

Whew... that was intense for the moment!

 Thank God for big strong brothers!

And quick answered prayers!

My hubby, trying to catch some stream fish.

No luck... all the fish just disappeared!

Imagine that... Hee Hee!

And here's my youngest son showing off his rock climbing abilities.

He got smart and asked if he could tie a rope to the top

and use that as a safety guide to help him down!

He gets that from his mama! :)

And, that is our little mini vacation to the mountains.

And, still praising God for no BEARS!

I hope you enjoyed your visit

Come again....soon!

Blessings and Hugs,

Amy