Chicago Lakes Camping Trip

This weekend we went camping with some friends up at the Chicago Lakes near Idaho Springs. When I was little my family used to go camping all the time. I loved it. We would make s'mores, have pancakes for breakfast, and sleep in a nice comfortable camper.
Apparently, Ben and I have different view on what camping should be. This trip consisted of a 4 mile hike into the camp spot, which means we had to backpack with all of our camping gear. I was ready to give up after the first 3 miles, but we finally made it and the views were amazing!
We roasted chicken brats over the fire for dinner, had s'mores for dessert, and played a few card games.

Ben, Paul, and Lesley at the bottom ready to go

The view from our camp spot

Gorgeous!

Knuckleheads

You could hear this stream running from where we were. We ended up climbing up it and found another lake.

Beautiful sunset