Our goal for today is Mills Lake in
Rocky Mountain National Park. We traveled counter clockwise and
badly missed the trail on the way back. The dashed line is where
we should have gone. Our actual track was far more difficult
than it should have been because instead of traversing gently down the
slope, we ended up going almost straight down. Ouch.
That's what happens when you trust that the trail was broken by
someone who knew where it was supposed to go.
The cast of characters: Greg,
Haresh, Kelly and joining our outings for the first time: Richard.
We encountered this tree on a ridge
shortly before reaching the lake. The tree has stood on a ridge top
for many years and is showing the ravages of the weather here.
Looking toward Longs Peak across Mills
Lake. We crossed this lake and stopped for lunch just short of
Jewel Lake.
Lunch time. Greg took the
picture so that I could get in the shot for once. We stopped in
a clearing just a little off the lake. Amazingly there was
little wind and much sun. It was almost hot.
A crescent moon over the ridge above
our lunch site.
Greg Took an unplanned short
cut. It's unbelievable how hard it is to climb back to the trail
when you're mired in waist deep snow.
