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.
To The Summit
Leave your horses here!
Ray of Sunshine
Colette stops in a sunbeam for a photo.
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.
Out In The Distance
Colette gazes our over the park as we make our way down from Deer Mountain
Christmas Cheer
We brought a little Christmas cheer along with us!
Snow and Pines
Both the snow and the pines thin out at the lower end of the Deer Mountain trail.
