The Veteran's Day holiday left Mark with a day off work, but the girls still in school. It's not often that we end up with this combination so we took advantage of the day and headed to Estes Park for some outdoor time. Due to some construction, we ended up taking a different route through Allenspark and stumbled upon The Chapel on the Rock.
It was stunning and although you can't see it well from this angle, it is build on a rock formation.
The chapel was built in 1936 inspired by the biblical phrase "upon this rock I will build my church", and was visited by the Pope in 1993. A statue of Jesus overlooks the grounds. An unexpected gem for sure!
We hiked around Lumpy Ridge, a 11 mile loop of various trails. We didn't have any destination in mind and only went about 4 miles out and back. We came prepared with snowshoes and ended up not needing them, but I was glad to have my Yaktrax through the dicey spots.
We took the Black Canyon Trail around various rock formations.
This one is famously known as Twin Owls for obvious reasons.
It was a nice quiet hike, with only a few others on the trail. The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed our snack on some sun warmed boulders before heading back to the car.
We stopped in at Penelope's for a burger and grabbed some Caramel Corn
before heading home to meet the girls.
This kind of day makes me happy:)
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