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The Loch



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In Rocky Mountain National Park, we hiked up to The Loch via the trail along the creek that comes down from the lake.  It is a beautiful ascent.  The photos unfortunately had to be taken in HDR mode on my phone because of how the clouds created trouble with my camera.
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A big waterfall almost directly over top of the water diversion tunnel (several hundred feet below) that brings water from the west side of the continental divide.

20160611_161915_Richtone(HDR)Big mountains in the distance.

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20160611_163552Heading up closer to The Loch.

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20160611_163735_Richtone(HDR)Heather on the hiking trail.

20160611_170327Proof that I was there.

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20160611_171000_Richtone(HDR)Crossing a snow field.

20160611_171240_Richtone(HDR)The Loch appears!



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A stormy lake with afternoon thunderstorms rolling in.

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It was a great hike and I look forward to exploring the higher lakes in this basin someday.

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Back Over The Mountains Through Rocky Mountain National Park

 
STA_0981 - STJ_0990After a great weekend in the Grand Lake area, we drove back over to metro Denver via Rocky Mountain National Park.  Up at the top of the continental divide, there was still quite a bit of snow on the ground.



IMG_0992A little glacial lake that only melts out a few months a year.



STA_0994 - STH_1001_fusedBig mountains stretching up toward the clouds.



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IMG_1017Our wonderful 4runner.  Heather is peaking out from the cab.  It was very cold up at this elevation and we didn’t have any normal doors on the truck.

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IMG_1039Chilly at this altitude.

STA_1041 - STK_1051Looking east toward the way down to lower elevation.



STA_1053 - STH_1060What a great weekend away from Denver!

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Old Fall River Road

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After hearing about Rocky Mountain National Park and the Grand Lake area, Heather and I decided that we needed to go check it out.  We loaded up the 4runner and headed north to the entrance to the park.  We decided to take the Old Fall River Road heading west.  This road was built by prisoners over several years.  It’s a really nice, smooth dirt road.



IMG_0696Heading up the switchbacks.  There were many people on this road who don’t know how to drive when there aren’t lines painted on the ground.


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Avalanche track in the summer.



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Neat rock formations looming over the road.



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STA_0718 - STI_0726Big mountains all around.


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I love taking the top off of my truck!  It’s even better without the doors.

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A marmot hanging out by the road!




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Lush and green up here.


IMG_0750Not even close to a real shelf road but it is enough to make most drivers nervous.



IMG_0752Almost above tree line.

IMG_0754On top of the world.

STA_0755 - STJ_0764Gorgeous high altitude alpine valleys.



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IMG_0780Heather freezing in the cold mountain wind.


IMG_0786A pretty meadow full of flowers.

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Heading over the top of the Continental Divide!

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