Monthly Archives: September 2009

Plato on Education

“The most effective kind of education is that a child play amongst lovely things.” – Plato

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Officers Gulch

After hiking at Silver Dollar Island we went to Officers Gulch. We crossed over to an island on these logs. Island picture… …and back across again.

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A Morning Hike

We took a hike this morning… …silver dollar island… …beautiful scenery on Lake Dillion.

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Playing at the River

We went shopping in Silverthorn and played in the river that goes through Breckenridge yesterday.

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Boreas Pass

We drove over Boreas pass today… …it’s 2 weeks earlier than the aspen leaves usually start to turn… …stopped to eat lunch by the stream… …picked aspen leaves to press… …a very restful day, especially after yesterday!

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Our Long Hike

We took a long hike today. It was supposed to be a 7 mile hike. 3.5 miles up and then 3.5 miles down. We saw a beaver pond. When we got close to the end (we were about 12,000 ft) … Continue reading

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Hiking in Colorado

We took a 0.8 mile hike today. Lake Dillion We saw lots of chipmunks. One of them even got on my shoes. I didn’t get a picture though.

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Mountains

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We’re in Colorado

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Packing

Busily packing to hopefully leave for Colorado in the morning. We are driving home on the 12th. We will bring the computer so I hope to post while we are gone.

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