Oh Boy, Yankee Boy.

The extra day off called for a drive up to Yankee Boy Basin above Ouray. The scenery is breathtaking.

Although most of the "wild"life arrived in Jeeps, we did manage to spot this guy sitting on the top of a rockpile.

Jacob and Lilly loved all the waterfalls. With all the streams, hills and rocks, there were lots of small falls running to look at. They also loved crossing the streams on the rocks without getting their shoes wet.

The wildflowers are what called us to Yankee Boy. We saw a picture of the flowers in a magazine, so we decided to head to the hills and check it out for ourselves. We were a little early in the year for the best blooms, so we will probably go back up again toward the end of the month.

Then of course, we had to have the kids pose in the flowers for a photo session.