Well here we are. Another year older. I don’t feel a day over 30 yet my body tells me otherwise. I am however so excited to celebrate in Telluride once again. We got to celebrate my 41st with friends here back in 2020 when Mais was just a teeny tiny baby.
The day before my birthday I searched for the perfect hike to start the morning with and found one that All Trails said was 4 miles round trip and gorgeous from waterfalls to a blue lake. I was pumped. So pumped I had a senior moment and forgot my hiking shoes….only realizing it when we parked at the trailhead after driving 30 minutes to get there. 😭 I was so bummed and all I had to wear were my Birks that were a no go for hiking. So we made the u-turn and went back to camp to get them. Now we definitely couldn’t get that long of a hike in before Maisey’s nap so we had to change plans and just do the Bridal Veil Falls trail.
Just as we were hiking the trail I realized wait, the sign says it’s 5.3 miles to blue lake. That means it would be 5.3 back down …there’s no way we could have done 10.6 miles at all so in all actuality it worked out better to have to change plans and do the 2.4 total there and back to just Bridal Veil Falls. The hike was super cool, crowded but very unique with all the rock fall.
After the hike we went to lunch at an amazing Mediterranean place called Caravan. Omg it was amazing! Best seasoned chicken I think I’ve ever had! Later Matt picked up a couple of grocery store cakes, candles and a card. We actually talked about how I had to have a cake with candles cause at home Mais pretends it’s our birthday all the time with her fake cupcakes and sings to us and makes up blow out pretend candles. However, in true Maisey fashion when it came to the real thing she wanted nothing to do with the singing and candle blowing. 🤣 I think all she could think about was getting her hands on the cake!
I tried getting her down for a nap but it wasn’t happening so we decided to run down to a pretty lake nearby and hang and fish. Of course she passed out on the ride and slept in my arms instead. Gotta love a 5:00 nap 🤦🏻♀️
We decided to cap the day by watching the sunset behind our trailer. The sun was more tucked behind the trees but it made the colors of the mountains so pretty with purple hues. Who needs a sunset when you can watch the mountains transform before your eyes.
Driving Miss Maisey 