
No matter how many times I’ve been, this is still the most beautiful place on earth to me. Fall is a favorite time to go because the valley is lit up with colorful big leaf maples and the crowds have thinned out. We’ve hiked an average of six miles a day this trip–something we wouldn’t bat an eye at in our “past lives” but with a squirmy two-year-old it was no easy task! We were all in such high spirits to be out there that a little physical discomfort was well worth it.















