a great way to start a hike |
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along the creek, there are several nice primitive campsites. |
the first mile is a steady slow climb |
The creek along the trail provided nice rest stops |
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saw this unusual flower growing along the creek |
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Ahead of us the trail opens up a level meadow with views that are amazing. |
these yellow ones lined the trail |
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these rock formations appear in the meadow; no not the crags...we are only halfway. |
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one section of the trail had the Colorado state wildflower |
click to enlarge to see the beautiful flowers growing |
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when you leave the meadow, you pretty much go straight up. The vegetation changes as well. |
here we are at 11,000 feet...the views are going to leave you breathless :) |
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you can hike through the crags...darn those clouds gathering :( |
You can easily see 100 miles ...click to enlarge to see the snow covered peaks. |
reservoirs...we took the grandkids to one of these when they were here |
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The trees up here are quite twisted |
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and flowers grow on the rocks... |