Laboring on Labor Day

We went for a hike to the Mica Mines on Labor day.  Lots of beautiful red rock and cool formations.
 

The trail was covered in mica and quartz .  By the time Cade actually got to the mines, his pockets were so full, his pants were falling down, literally. 

All that white stuff they are sitting on is quartz pebbles and dust.

Each of the boys took home a piece of quartz this big.

The shiny stuff you see in this rock is the mica.  It’s thin, paper-like and breaks very easily.  Unbeknownst to me, Cade’s pockets were still full of this stuff when I did laundry after the trip.  You can imagine the mess it created.  I will be finding little shiny pieces of mica in our clothing and lint collector for years to come.

It was an easy hike for all but little Miss.  She toughed it out and didn’t say a word for about…..five minutes.  And then she was begging and pleading to be carried.
 

We used every trick in the book to keep her walking.  Distraction worked the best and Grandpa is now on a first name basis with each of the My Little Ponies.

Negotiation

Desperation

Victory!

She made it to the end, but she wasn’t thrilled about it.

Carrying Liberty made it a hard hike for Rock apparently too. 

Stay tuned for the last installment of Crazy in CO.