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The cool part about having people visit is that it gives you an excuse to do cool stuff. Castlewood Canyon is our latest example. The kids were dreading going at first but once there, we had to drag them home.

First stop - Patrick Lucas homestead, built in 1894. The Lucas family had 160 acres - most of which is now Castlewood Canyon State Park - and raised 8 kids in this home.

On the hike up to the caves, we came across a beehive. There were hundreds of bees swarming and you can barely see the honey in this picture. The hive was just right inside the canyon wall.

Here’s Bruce before we go up inside the sliver of the cave. It was about 15 degrees inside the cave. After some initial tears because the dark (yes, it was me), everyone piled in.

Other views - on top of canyon with a turkey vulture, the falls, kids cooling off in Cherry Creek, a minor scrape, and the overall kid rating of the day.