Camp Black. . . another day in paradise!

The next morning, I hiked to Lake Solitude with my parents.  Because I was kidless, I had a lot more opportunity to take pictures of the scenery which as you can see was absolutely stunning.

Wildflowers decorated every view along the trail.  They were so gorgeous!

I love Utah and the magestic mountains

Here we are at the top of the trail where we arrived at Lake Solitude.  It wasn't as steep a hike as the hike to Twin Lakes except at the very end where it was extremely steep.  We had to stop to catch our breath for a minute right before we got to the lake. 

Feeling triumphant that we made it.  It's amazing to me that they are able to hike just as fast as I am and they're in their sixties! 

Look at the clear lake--you can see right to the bottom.

More wildflowers--Indian Paintbrush

The flowers made the whole setting even more beautiful!

Ahhhhhhhh.......

I hiked up above the lake to get this view.  Going up was no problem but it was really scary coming down because it was almost vertical.  I didn't fall although I stumbled a few times.

Don't you feel the solitude and peace here?

And we're back to Silver Lake in all its glory.  I LOVE the mountains.

Spencer decided he wanted to climb the chimney.  My brother, the mountain climber, was happy to oblige.

It was a lot harder than Spencer imagined.

That evening, we gathered around the fire roasting marshmallows, listened to a story about our Menlove heritage and sang silly songs.

S'mores are yummy!

Mmmmmmmmmmmarshmallows!