Sun Valley Again

We returned to Sun Valley for Father's Day weekend, and all remained healthy this time!  We arrived a little early to check in, so we found Ernest Hemingway's grave at the local cemetery.  For some reason, it was covered in pennies...?  Anyway, it's a nice setting under some big evergreen trees at the base of a hill.

After we checked in the hotel, we discovered that they have an Open Mic Night in the town square.  (There were more people in the audience; they just all sat at the tables behind us rather than on the ground.)  Hadley had to stand and watch the entertainment herself.

The next morning we decided to go for a little kid-friendly hike just south of town.  One of these days we will learn to buy a trail map/book rather than just go online and hope we find the trail mentioned.  Instead of a 1.5-mile loop, we ended up on a nearly 4-mile out-and-back trek, which was only that short because I asked some hikers that had already passed us and were headed back.  We were on the wrong trail!  D'oh!  Oh well, it was still pretty.

At one of the little creeks, a congregation of butterflies had gathered, I guess for a drink or to cool off.  Below, Owen is trying to convince them to climb on his hand like the ladybugs at home do.  :)

Potty break on the trail!  This boy (and every other, I think) loves to pee outside!

On Daddy's shoulders to cross the stream.  If the hike had been as we intended at 1.5 miles, I think Owen would have made it no problem.  As it was, he did the last half of the hike like this, much to Daddy's chagrin, adding 40 dirty, wiggly pounds atop his shoulders.  Happy Father's Day!

Our hotel was just down the street from this Starbuck's, which also housed the visitor's center.  It's a pretty building - tall with lots of natural light, a large log table inside, and the bottom exterior looks like stacks of firewood, very appropriate for a little ski town.

And, of course we had to try out the hotel pool.  Babies in swimsuits - love it!  :)