Ouray with the Driggers

 Cascade falls is at the top of 8th street. It's a great first walk/hike to stretch your legs after the LONG car ride it takes just to get to Ouray.



We joined staff with Kyle and Emily 12 years ago and we have been best friends ever since. God keeps taking us along similar paths. They are back from living overseas and have started a Bridges Ministry in San Francisco's Bay area. They love it!

 Can you see the cave on the right hand side of the picture? Look for a splotch of neon yellow.

So a man talked to me about the falls. He said he had been coming to Ouray for 50 years and he hasn't seen this much water at these falls in seven years! I guess we were lucky. It rain a bit each day, but not enough to ruin your plans.







It was so scary to watch Dave hoist down each kid (pictured below). The rocks were slick from rain that afternoon. I was waiting for someone to get hurt. Thankfully no one did!

 One fantastic hike that's pretty easy for the kids is to do Box Canyon. You walk out of town maybe near 5th street and walk along the dirt road behind town. You begin on the perimeter trail climbing up these crazy steep stairs. Once you cross the white bridge, stopping to admire the breath-taking view of Ouray, keep going down the trail and follow signs for Box Canyon. You climb down misted steel stairs to the bottom of the canyon. It was really loud, cold and wet, but so amazing and worth it!

The canyon

Looking up out of the canyon

At the bottom

Emily and Aubrey at Cascade Falls

 Stephen (6), Alex (5), Sydney (8), Lilia (8).
When kids hike together there is an incredible comradery that pushes away all whining and complaining. They talk among themselves and just keep putting one foot in front of the other, following the adults. It's fantastic!

This is the tunnel you walk through just before you come out over the bridge.

These two are long-distance best friends. They were taking a selfie.