Since we love nontraditional holidays – why not a hike in the Park?
We figured that crowds would be low, so we would knock out 10,000ft Deer Mountain – a very popular hike that normally would be very crowded.
The crowds were indeed sparse, with maybe 7 or 8 other couples with the same idea sharing the mountain with us.
The warm sunny side of the peak made a great spot to video chat with the family and have a nontraditional meal to go with the nontraditional day.
Colette even remembered to clip a few bows on her pack for some Christmas cheer!

Christmas Selfie

A selfie at the top of Deer Mountain.

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To The Summit

Leave your horses here!

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Ray of Sunshine

Colette stops in a sunbeam for a photo.

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The Mummy Range

Mount Chiquita, Chapin Mountain, and Ypsilon mountain are all prominently displayed to visitors entering the park on Fall River Road, seen far below.

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Out In The Distance

Colette gazes our over the park as we make our way down from Deer Mountain

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Christmas Cheer

We brought a little Christmas cheer along with us!

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Snow and Pines

Both the snow and the pines thin out at the lower end of the Deer Mountain trail.

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