{"id":7073,"date":"2022-09-03T22:59:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T14:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=7073"},"modified":"2025-08-06T09:41:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T01:41:28","slug":"20220903rocky-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903rocky-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 7 of 2022 Colorado Trip, Rocky Mountain National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seventh day of our 2022 Colorado trip. We would be visiting Rocky Mountain National Park today, do some hiking among the scenic alpine lakes in the Bear Lake area, and finish the day with a tour of the park\u2019s Trail Ridge Road.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_100526.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_100526.jpg\" alt=\"Dream Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dream Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n    var secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        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After a thrilling hike to the summit of Longs Peak the previous day, we planned to spend this day in a way like a typical tourist in the park.<br \/>\nThat meant we would focus in the Bear Lake region, the heart of the park. Mountains of the Continental Divide formed a few comb-like gorges in the region, which were home to a few glaciers and many beautiful alpine lakes. The latter was always my favorite where nature showcased its bounty with pristine waters, lush trees and rugged boulders.<br \/>\nAt Bear Lake region, we planned a trimmed down version of <a href=\"\/\/www.alltrails.com\/explore\/trail\/us\/colorado\/rocky-mountain-lake-loop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake Loop Trail <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(AllTrail link)<\/span><\/a>, skipping Sky Pond and Lake of Glass. After a grueling hike the previous day, this should be the perfect match for our fitness.<\/p>\n<p>During the summer months, Rocky Mountain National Park had a time-entry system in place, and the morning slots (5-7 and 6-8) for the Bear Lake region were the most sought-after. My experience was that, for their initial release a month in advance, these slots were gone within minutes. Knowing that we stayed about an hour from the park\u2019s entrance and we weren\u2019t good at getting up early, we reserved the 6-8 slots, and entered the park around the likes of 7:50am.<br \/>\nBy which time the parking spaces at Bear Lake were long gone. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">Despite a few signs stating this inevitable fact, we were feeling speculative and still drove up there.<\/span> In the end, we retreated to the Park &#038; Ride at Glacier Basin and took the shuttle bus to Bear Lake.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Lake_Loop_Trail\">Lake Loop Trail<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After getting off the shuttle at Bear Lake, we took a few moments for some snacks and sunscreen, before setting off the hike just before 9am. Here&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=121969920&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Bear_Lake\">Bear Lake<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>First, we took the short 1km loop trail of Bear Lake, right next to the shuttle stop. And just a few steps into the hike, we found a deer grazing in the bushes. Probably due to the amount of visitors to Bear Lake, that deer wasn&#8217;t remotely afraid of human.<br \/>\nIn addition, I also spotted a few ducks swimming in Bear Lake, which was the only duck sighting of the day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1924.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1924.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><\/br>Deer<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Right off the trailhead, grazing in the bushes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1926.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1926.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><\/br>Deer<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Right off the trailhead, grazing in the bushes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1933C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1933C10.jpg\" alt=\"Duck\" \/><\/a><\/br>Duck<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Swimming along the shores of Bear Lake. The lake\u2019s water looked crystal clear from this angle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1934C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1934C10.jpg\" alt=\"Duck\" \/><\/a><\/br>Duck<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Swimming along the shores of Bear Lake. The lake\u2019s water looked crystal clear from this angle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1932C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1932C10.jpg\" alt=\"Duck\" \/><\/a><\/br>Duck<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Swimming along the shores of Bear Lake.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1924.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1926.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1933C10.jpg\" alt=\"Duck\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1934C10.jpg\" alt=\"Duck\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1932C10.jpg\" alt=\"Duck\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of animals near Bear Lake.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1924.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1924.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Right off the trailhead, grazing in the bushes.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1926.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1926.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Right off the trailhead, grazing in the bushes.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1933C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1933C10.jpg\" alt=\"Duck\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Duck<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Swimming along the shores of Bear Lake. The lake\u2019s water looked crystal clear from this angle.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1934C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1934C10.jpg\" alt=\"Duck\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Duck<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Swimming along the shores of Bear Lake. The lake\u2019s water looked crystal clear from this angle.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1932C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1932C10.jpg\" alt=\"Duck\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Duck<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Swimming along the shores of Bear Lake.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Back to Bear Lake itself, it had the typical tranquility of alpine lakes, maybe even more so that its shores were lined with pine trees, not boulders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_085957.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_085957.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Bear Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bear Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1928.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1928.jpg\" alt=\"Hallett Peak behind Bear Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hallett Peak behind Bear Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Now I wasn\u2019t a big fan of the wrinkles on the water, created by some ducks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1927.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1927.jpg\" alt=\"Hallett Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hallett Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A preview of its magnificence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1929.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1929.jpg\" alt=\"Longs Peak from Bear Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Longs Peak from Bear Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that we summitted the previous day, looking gorgeous from this angle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_091546.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_091546.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Bear Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bear Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_091848.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_091848.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Bear Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bear Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_085957.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1928.jpg\" alt=\"Hallett Peak behind Bear Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1927.jpg\" alt=\"Hallett Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1929.jpg\" alt=\"Longs Peak from Bear Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_091546.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_091848.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Bear Lake.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_085957.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_085957.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bear Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1928.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1928.jpg\" alt=\"Hallett Peak behind Bear Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hallett Peak behind Bear Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Now I wasn\u2019t a big fan of the wrinkles on the water, created by some ducks.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1927.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1927.jpg\" alt=\"Hallett Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hallett Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A preview of its magnificence.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1929.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1929.jpg\" alt=\"Longs Peak from Bear Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Longs Peak from Bear Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that we summitted the previous day, looking gorgeous from this angle.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_091546.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_091546.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bear Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_091848.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_091848.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bear Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Nymph_Lake\">Nymph Lake<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>After that, we continued towards Nymph Lake, which wouldn&#8217;t be remarkable if not for its location along the way to Dream Lake. Some lotuses grew in it, which was unique among the day&#8217;s many alpine lakes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1939.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1939.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Nymph Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hallett Peak in between the hills in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_094151.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_094151.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Nymph Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_093621.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_093621.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Nymph Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1942.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1942.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Overlooking Nymph Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Nymph Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From further up the trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1937.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1937.jpg\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Nymph Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1940.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Nymph Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1939.jpg\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_094151.jpg\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_093621.jpg\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1942.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Nymph Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1937.jpg\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1939.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1939.jpg\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Nymph Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hallett Peak in between the hills in the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_094151.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_094151.jpg\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Nymph Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_093621.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_093621.jpg\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Nymph Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1942.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1942.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Nymph Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Nymph Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From further up the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1937.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1937.jpg\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Nymph Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1940.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Nymph Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Nymph Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Dream_Lake\">Dream Lake<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Not long after Nymph Lake was Dream Lake, the poster child of Rocky Mountain National Park. Here the magnificent Hallett Peak showed off its imposing cliffs, as reflected by this elongated body of water. It&#8217;s like a less striking version of Long&#8217;s Diamond Peak, but viewed at the perfect angle, and decorated by lively trees rather than harsh tundra. A view that one just couldn&#8217;t get bored of.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1944.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1944.jpg\" alt=\"Dream Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dream Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After spending 15 minutes enjoying a picturistic picnic, we continued into Tyndall Gorge towards Emerald Lake.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s when my friend spotted a few fish in the crystal clear waters of Dream Lake.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1947C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1947C10.jpg\" alt=\"Fish in Dream Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fish in Dream Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1963C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1963C10.jpg\" alt=\"Fish in Dream Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fish in Dream Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1965C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1965C10.jpg\" alt=\"Fish in Dream Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fish in Dream Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1967C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1967C10.jpg\" alt=\"Squirrel\" \/><\/a><\/br>Squirrel<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1968C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1968C10.jpg\" alt=\"Squirrel\" \/><\/a><\/br>Squirrel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1947C10.jpg\" alt=\"Fish in Dream Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1963C10.jpg\" alt=\"Fish in Dream Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1965C10.jpg\" alt=\"Fish in Dream Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1967C10.jpg\" alt=\"Squirrel\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1968C10.jpg\" alt=\"Squirrel\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the animals.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1947C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1947C10.jpg\" alt=\"Fish in Dream Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fish in Dream Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1963C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1963C10.jpg\" alt=\"Fish in Dream Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fish in Dream Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1965C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1965C10.jpg\" alt=\"Fish in Dream Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fish in Dream Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1967C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1967C10.jpg\" alt=\"Squirrel\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Squirrel<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1968C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1968C10.jpg\" alt=\"Squirrel\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Squirrel<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1948_DSC_1961-14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1948_DSC_1961-14.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Dream Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shores of Dream Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The trail to Emerald Lake passed along the shores of Dream Lake.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Emerald_Lake\">Emerald Lake<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>At around 10:40am, we reached Emerald Lake, the end of the trail.<br \/>\nThe lake was located just at the foot of Hallett Peak, whose rocky cliff felt a lot closer compared with Dream Lake. Unfortunately, the proximity meant one was no longer appreciating its cliffs from the side, and thus the views weren&#8217;t as spectacular. I guessed this lived up to their names, &#8220;dream&#8221; could be romantic, but the reality up close may not. I could appreciate that Emerald Lake looked a lot &#8220;greener&#8221; than the previous lakes and thus its name. Earlier in the season there may be snow along the rocky slopes, giving it a more &#8220;alpine&#8221; feeling. There weren&#8217;t many accessible areas along Emerald Lake, unlike Dream Lake where people could spread out along its long shoreline, so it felt sort of crowded.<br \/>\nIn conclusion, I didn&#8217;t enjoy Emerald Lake compared with other lakes of the day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_104947.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_104947.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Emerald Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Emerald Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_105805.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_105805.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Emerald Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Emerald Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1972.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1972.jpg\" alt=\"Hallett Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hallett Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Didn\u2019t look as spectacular from the shores of Emerald Lake.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1973.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1973.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Formations\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Formations<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Along Flattop Mountain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1974.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1974.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waterfall<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Tyndall Glacier, feeding into Emerald Lake.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_104947.jpg\" alt=\"Emerald Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_105805.jpg\" alt=\"Emerald Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1972.jpg\" alt=\"Hallett Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1973.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Formations\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1974.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_104947.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_104947.jpg\" alt=\"Emerald Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Emerald Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_105805.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_105805.jpg\" alt=\"Emerald Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Emerald Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1972.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1972.jpg\" alt=\"Hallett Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hallett Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Didn\u2019t look as spectacular from the shores of Emerald Lake.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1973.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1973.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Formations\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Formations<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Along Flattop Mountain.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1974.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1974.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waterfall<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Tyndall Glacier, feeding into Emerald Lake.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After about 20 minutes at Emerald Lake, we traced our steps back to Dream Lake, and continued our loop hike towards Lake Haiyaha.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_100042.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_100042.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that flew from Dream Lake.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_112321.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_112321.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Leaving Dream Lake and climbing up a hill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_112602.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_112602.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Leaving Dream Lake and climbing up a hill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1976.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1976.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hallett Peak in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_113937.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_113937.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Toward Lake Haiyaha.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_122118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_122118.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Lake Haiyaha.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2002C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2002C10.jpg\" alt=\"Split Branches\" \/><\/a><\/br>Split Branches<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another one created by Tom the cat?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_100042.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_112321.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_112602.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1976.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_113937.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_122118.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2002C10.jpg\" alt=\"-\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_100042.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_100042.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that flew from Dream Lake.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_112321.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_112321.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Leaving Dream Lake and climbing up a hill.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_112602.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_112602.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Leaving Dream Lake and climbing up a hill.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1976.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1976.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hallett Peak in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_113937.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_113937.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Toward Lake Haiyaha.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_122118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_122118.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Lake Haiyaha.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2002C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2002C10.jpg\" alt=\"-\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>&#8211;<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another one created by Tom the cat?<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Leaving Dream Lake, the trail took on some quick elevation gain through a switchback, before reaching some unofficial overlook towards the east, where we got a clear view of Longs Peak and the extensive fields next to it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1982.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1982.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Longs Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Longs Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It&#8217;s magnificent western face and &#8220;Keyboard of the Winds&#8221; to Pagoda Mountain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1984C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1984C10.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Longs Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Longs Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;The Ledges&#8221; and &#8220;The Trough&#8221; of Keyhole route visible in this shot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1983C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1983C10.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mills Lake between Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mills Lake between Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1977.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1977.jpg\" alt=\"Sprague Lake before Rams Horn Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sprague Lake before Rams Horn Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1980.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1980.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Distant Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Hills<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Distinctive rocks north of Estes Park.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_113712.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_113712.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1985.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1985.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Nymph Lake and Bear Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Nymph Lake and Bear Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1982.jpg\" alt=\"Longs Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1984C10.jpg\" alt=\"Longs Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1983C10.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mills Lake between Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1977.jpg\" alt=\"Sprague Lake before Rams Horn Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1980.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Hills\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_113712.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1985.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Nymph Lake and Bear Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1982.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1982.jpg\" alt=\"Longs Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Longs Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It&#8217;s magnificent western face and &#8220;Keyboard of the Winds&#8221; to Pagoda Mountain.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1984C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1984C10.jpg\" alt=\"Longs Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Longs Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;The Ledges&#8221; and &#8220;The Trough&#8221; of Keyhole route visible in this shot.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1983C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1983C10.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mills Lake between Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mills Lake between Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1977.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1977.jpg\" alt=\"Sprague Lake before Rams Horn Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sprague Lake before Rams Horn Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1980.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1980.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Hills<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Distinctive rocks north of Estes Park.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_113712.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_113712.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1985.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1985.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Nymph Lake and Bear Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Nymph Lake and Bear Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Lake_Haiyaha\">Lake Haiyaha<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Not long after the previous overlook, we were approaching Lake Haiyaha, an indigenous word of \u201crocks\u201d. On June 28, a rockslide on the south side of Hallett Peak exposed glacier sediments up in the canyon. Rainfall carried the sediments down to Lake Haiyaha, giving it a unique muddy shade of cyan. This rare sight made it a popular destination for summer visitors.<br \/>\nOn our way there, we got a sneak preview of the lake\u2019s colors from Chaos Creek, one that flew from it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_114213.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_114213.jpg\" alt=\"Chaos Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chaos Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that flew from Lake Haiyaha with its cyan color.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_114321.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_114321.jpg\" alt=\"Chaos Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chaos Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that flew from Lake Haiyaha with its cyan color.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_115228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_115228.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Lake Haiyaha<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Involves some scrambling, between YDS class 1 and 2.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_121721.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_121721.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Lake Haiyaha<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Involves some scrambling, between YDS class 1 and 2.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_121354.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_121354.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The rock debris from Hallett Peak very visible.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_114213.jpg\" alt=\"Chaos Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_114321.jpg\" alt=\"Chaos Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_115228.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_121721.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_121354.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_114213.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_114213.jpg\" alt=\"Chaos Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chaos Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that flew from Lake Haiyaha with its cyan color.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_114321.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_114321.jpg\" alt=\"Chaos Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chaos Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that flew from Lake Haiyaha with its cyan color.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_115228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_115228.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path to Lake Haiyaha<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Involves some scrambling, between YDS class 1 and 2.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_121721.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_121721.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path to Lake Haiyaha<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Involves some scrambling, between YDS class 1 and 2.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_121354.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_121354.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The rock debris from Hallett Peak very visible.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Living up to its indigenous name, the shores of Lake Haiyaha consisted of rocks and boulders of various sizes, and it\u2019s somewhat of a scramble to reach it. During our visit, the lake felt a bit crowded with throngs of spectators watching its unique colors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1986.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1986.jpg\" alt=\"Hallett Peak beyond Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hallett Peak beyond Lake Haiyaha<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Whose rockslide caused the lake to put on a mystical muddy color.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_121258.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_121258.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Haiyaha<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_120912.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_120912.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Haiyaha<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_120916.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_120916.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Haiyaha<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_115608.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_115608.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Haiyaha<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_115933.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_115933.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Haiyaha<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1988.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1988.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Hallett Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hallett Peak<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Hallett Peak didn\u2019t look as magnificent from this angle, compared with the vertical dropoff from Dream Lake.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2001.jpg\" alt=\"People at Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><\/br>People at Lake Haiyaha<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Muddy water makes it harder for fish to spot baits. This gentleman picked a good spot for fishing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1986.jpg\" alt=\"Hallett Peak beyond Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_121258.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_120912.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_120916.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_115608.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_115933.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Hallett Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2001.jpg\" alt=\"People at Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Lake Haiyaha.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1986.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1986.jpg\" alt=\"Hallett Peak beyond Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hallett Peak beyond Lake Haiyaha<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Whose rockslide caused the lake to put on a mystical muddy color.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_121258.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_121258.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Haiyaha<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_120912.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_120912.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Haiyaha<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_120916.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_120916.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Haiyaha<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_115608.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_115608.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Haiyaha<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_115933.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_115933.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Haiyaha<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1988.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Hallett Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hallett Peak<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Hallett Peak didn\u2019t look as magnificent from this angle, compared with the vertical dropoff from Dream Lake.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2001.jpg\" alt=\"People at Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>People at Lake Haiyaha<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Muddy water makes it harder for fish to spot baits. This gentleman picked a good spot for fishing.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_1989_DSC_1999-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_1989_DSC_1999-11.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Haiyaha\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Haiyaha<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After that, we continued on Haiyaha Cutoff Trail towards Glacier Gorge. It ended up being a comfortable but unremarkable 35-minute stroll in the woods, without views. In the end, we reached a major intersection at 1pm, where two spurs led to The Loch and Mills Lake, in addition to the trail leading back to Glacier Gorge Trailhead <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(and maybe a few other winter trails that existed only on maps)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The two spurs leading to The Loch and Mills Lake were of similar lengths. We decided to visit The Loch first, and Mills Lake later.<\/p>\n<p>The trail to The Loch followed a small creek that flew from the lake, as it carved its way through a canyon. At a few switchbacks, it offered views of waterfalls along the creek, a welcoming reprieve from the 10%+ average gradient for this section.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_140408.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_140408.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2006.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_140417.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_140417.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2005.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2005.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2003.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waterfall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_140408.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2006.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_140417.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2005.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the creek and waterfall from The Loch.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_140408.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_140408.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Creek<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2006.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Creek<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_140417.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_140417.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Creek<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2005.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2005.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2003.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waterfall<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"The_Loch\">The Loch<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Half an hour from the intersection, we reached the Loch, which is a Scottish word for \u201clake\u201d.<br \/>\nHere we deviated from the established trail, and went to the end of a small peninsula to the left, right in front of \u201cThe Sharkstooth\u201d beyond the lake. The rugged rock faces of \u201cThe Sharkstooth\u201d felt like a demon guarding some treasures, and us, as challengers, reached its doorstep after some exciting journey. With that, the lake in between, with its breadth, felt like the place for the most epic battle that imagination can conceive. I felt this was a sight that could rival Hallett Peak from Dream Lake. Here the scenery not just exhibits its splendor, it confronts its visitors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_133957.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_133957.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"The Loch\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Loch<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_133954.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_133954.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"The Loch\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Loch<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_135001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_135001.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"The Loch\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Loch<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2010.jpg\" alt=\"The Sharkstooth\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Sharkstooth<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Rock formations right against the Loch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2007C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2007C10.jpg\" alt=\"Andrews Glacier\" \/><\/a><\/br>Andrews Glacier<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A hiking trail would lead to the foot of this glacier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Glacier\" \/><\/a><\/br>Taylor Glacier<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looked much smaller from this angle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2009C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2009C10.jpg\" alt=\"Island in The Loch\" \/><\/a><\/br>Island in The Loch<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I was surprised that trees can grow on this rock island.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_133957.jpg\" alt=\"The Loch\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_133954.jpg\" alt=\"The Loch\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_135001.jpg\" alt=\"The Loch\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2010.jpg\" alt=\"The Sharkstooth\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2007C10.jpg\" alt=\"Andrews Glacier\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Glacier\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2009C10.jpg\" alt=\"Island in The Loch\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-11, #splide-thumb-11 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from The Loch.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_133957.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_133957.jpg\" alt=\"The Loch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Loch<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_133954.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_133954.jpg\" alt=\"The Loch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Loch<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_135001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_135001.jpg\" alt=\"The Loch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Loch<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2010.jpg\" alt=\"The Sharkstooth\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Sharkstooth<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Rock formations right against the Loch.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2007C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2007C10.jpg\" alt=\"Andrews Glacier\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Andrews Glacier<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A hiking trail would lead to the foot of this glacier.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Glacier\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Taylor Glacier<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looked much smaller from this angle.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2009C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2009C10.jpg\" alt=\"Island in The Loch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Island in The Loch<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I was surprised that trees can grow on this rock island.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The trail continued beyond The Loch, before it forked into two paths into two sides of \u201cThe Sharkstooth\u201d. The left fork led to Timberland Falls, Lake of Glass and Sky Pond, the right fork led to Andrews Glacier (and for adventurers with proper gear, onto Continental Divide).<\/div>\n<p>We spent about 25 minutes at The Loch, accompanied by only a few other groups, before heading back to the intersection. An additional 20 minutes later, we were on the other spur trail to Mills Lake.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_123416.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_123416.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Between Lake Haiyaha and The Loch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_131832.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_131832.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the Loch. The trail followed a small canyon with rocks on one side.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_140801.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_140801.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the Loch. The trail followed a small canyon with rocks on one side.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_142734.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_142734.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards Mills Lake.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_151321.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_151321.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards Alberta Falls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_152037.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_152037.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards Alberta Falls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_152118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_152118.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards Alberta Falls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_153850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_153850.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards Alberta Falls.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_123416.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_131832.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_140801.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_142734.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_151321.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_152037.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_152118.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_153850.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-12, #splide-thumb-12 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_123416.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_123416.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Between Lake Haiyaha and The Loch.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_131832.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_131832.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the Loch. The trail followed a small canyon with rocks on one side.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_140801.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_140801.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the Loch. The trail followed a small canyon with rocks on one side.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_142734.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_142734.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards Mills Lake.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_151321.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_151321.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards Alberta Falls.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_152037.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_152037.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards Alberta Falls.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_152118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_152118.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards Alberta Falls.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_153850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_153850.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards Alberta Falls.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Mills_Lake\">Mills Lake<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This was like a more easygoing version of The Loch, located in a wider gorge. The mountains surrounding it were more laid back, like they were looking after the lake, not facing it off. We found good solitude at a rocky peninsula extending into the Lake, as this was the only lake of the day that we had to ourselves. It\u2019s a good place to appreciate the magnificence of Longs Peak, which we just summitted the previous day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2014.jpg\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mills Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2017.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2017.jpg\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mills Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_143925.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_143925.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mills Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2015.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2015.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mills Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Flattop Mountain in the background, where we came from.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_145224.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_145224.jpg\" width=\"84%\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mills Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Thatchtop Mountain to the west.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2036.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2036.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shores of Mills Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_145152.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_145152.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Shores of Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shores of Mills Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2014.jpg\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2017.jpg\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_143925.jpg\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2015.jpg\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_145224.jpg\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2036.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Mills Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_145152.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Mills Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-13, #splide-thumb-13 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Mills Lake.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2014.jpg\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mills Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2017.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2017.jpg\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mills Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_143925.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_143925.jpg\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mills Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2015.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2015.jpg\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mills Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Flattop Mountain in the background, where we came from.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_145224.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_145224.jpg\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mills Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Thatchtop Mountain to the west.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2036.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2036.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shores of Mills Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_145152.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_145152.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shores of Mills Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2019_DSC_2034-16.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2019_DSC_2034-16.jpg\" alt=\"Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mills Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2011C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2011C10.jpg\" alt=\"Longs Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Longs Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Closest look of the entire day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2035.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2035.jpg\" alt=\"Pagoda Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pagoda Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A mountain west of Longs Peak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_145448.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_145448.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Creek from Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek from Mills Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_145557.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_145557.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Creek from Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek from Mills Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_150148.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_150148.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Half Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Mountain<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">My friend and I guessed that the mountain in the right of this photo was called Half Mountain due to its smaller size compared to the neighboring Longs Peak. So, we decided to name the small hill to the left of this photo Quarter Mountain, and we were quite interested in the small rocky sphere on top of it.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2011C10.jpg\" alt=\"Longs Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2035.jpg\" alt=\"Pagoda Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_145448.jpg\" alt=\"Creek from Mills Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_145557.jpg\" alt=\"Creek from Mills Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_150148.jpg\" alt=\"Half Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-14, #splide-thumb-14 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos around Mills Lake.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2011C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2011C10.jpg\" alt=\"Longs Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Longs Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Closest look of the entire day.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2035.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2035.jpg\" alt=\"Pagoda Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pagoda Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A mountain west of Longs Peak.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_145448.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_145448.jpg\" alt=\"Creek from Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_145557.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_145557.jpg\" alt=\"Creek from Mills Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek from Mills Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_150148.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_150148.jpg\" alt=\"Half Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Mountain<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">My friend and I guessed that the mountain in the right of this photo was called Half Mountain due to its smaller size compared to the neighboring Longs Peak. So, we decided to name the small hill to the left of this photo Quarter Mountain, and we were quite interested in the small rocky sphere on top of it.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>We spent about 15 minutes at Mills Lake, before heading back to the intersection. In the end, the two spurs to The Loch and Mills Lake took us just over 2 hours, after which we continued onto the loop trail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-15\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_151704.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_151704.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_151723.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_151723.jpg\" alt=\"Thatchtop Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Thatchtop Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_152708.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_152708.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From an overlook before reaching Alberta Falls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_151743.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_151743.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_151555.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_151555.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-15\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_151704.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_151723.jpg\" alt=\"Thatchtop Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_152708.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_151743.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_151555.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-15, #splide-thumb-15 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_151704.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_151704.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_151723.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_151723.jpg\" alt=\"Thatchtop Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Thatchtop Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_152708.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_152708.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From an overlook before reaching Alberta Falls.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_151743.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_151743.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_151555.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_151555.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Alberta_Falls\">Alberta Falls<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>After the intersection, the trail largely followed Glacier Creek back to the bus stop, which was formed by waters from The Loch and Mills Lake. Along the way, the creek made a few waterfalls, of which Alberta Falls were the most significant.<br \/>\nThe waterfall can be viewed from a safe distance right next to the trail (first few photos of the following slideshow), or one could hike a few steps up the hill and get up close with it (last few photos). Personally, I liked the former as it&#8217;s an unmistakably waterfall view. The latter felt more like watching some torrents, as it&#8217;s harder to appreciate the height difference.<br \/>\nThe waterfall is only 1.3km from a trailhead, so it&#8217;s rather popular and can get crowded at times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-16\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_154516.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_154516.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alberta Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Scrambling down a few rocks to the side of Glacier Creek.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2048.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2048.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alberta Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2047.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2047.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alberta Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_155424.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_155424.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alberta Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking down from top of the falls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_155503.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_155503.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alberta Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen on the upper edge of the waterfall.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_153236.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_153236.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waterfall<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Along Glacier Creek, upstream of Alberta Falls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2051.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2051.jpg\" alt=\"Pool next to Alberta Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pool next to Alberta Falls<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I wonder would anyone fancy his\/her coin\/rock tossing skills at this pool on the opposite side of the waterfall.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-16\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_154516.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2048.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2047.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_155424.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_155503.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_153236.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2051.jpg\" alt=\"Pool next to Alberta Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-16, #splide-thumb-16 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Alberta Falls.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_154516.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_154516.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alberta Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Scrambling down a few rocks to the side of Glacier Creek.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2048.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2048.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alberta Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2047.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2047.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alberta Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_155424.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_155424.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alberta Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking down from top of the falls.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_155503.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_155503.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alberta Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen on the upper edge of the waterfall.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_153236.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_153236.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waterfall<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Along Glacier Creek, upstream of Alberta Falls.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2051.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2051.jpg\" alt=\"Pool next to Alberta Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pool next to Alberta Falls<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I wonder would anyone fancy his\/her coin\/rock tossing skills at this pool on the opposite side of the waterfall.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After Alberta Falls, it&#8217;s a comfortable stroll back to the trailhead. Before crossing Chaos Creek (which, at this point, no longer looked as chaotic as the muddy waters of Lake Haiyaha, after mixing with water from Dream Lake), we decided to head down the hill towards Glacier Gorge Trailhead instead of going back to Bear Lake. In this way, we left an open jaw in our loop, and saved ourselves some elevation gain.<br \/>\nIn the end, we arrived at Glacier Gorge Trailhead at 4:20pm, finishing this 17-km hike in just under 7.5 hours. By that time, there was a long line for shuttle bus, a testimony for the area&#8217;s popularity.<\/p>\n<p>We waited 15 minutes for the shuttle bus, and after getting back to the car, we paid a brief visit to Sprague Lake, which, compared with the many alpine lakes earlier in the day, wasn&#8217;t very remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>By the time we left Sprague Lake, it&#8217;s 5pm, just over 2 hours from sunset. Since my friend had to head straight to the airport the next day, we felt we still had enough daylight left for a tour of Trail Ridge Road.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Trail_Ridge_Road\">Trail Ridge Road<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is the main road in Rocky Mountain National Park, connecting Estes Park in the northeast and Grand Lake in the southwest, passing through scenic alpine terrains.<\/p>\n<p>Before Many Parks Curve Overlook, it&#8217;s like a typical drive in the forest, not very remarkable. After that, views of the various mountains across Forest Canyon started to get interesting.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2057C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2057C10.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Sighting\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bear Sighting<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Near the crossing with Hidden Valley Creek. This bear grazing not far from the road created quite some traffic jam of spectators.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Rainbow_Curve_Overlook\">Rainbow Curve Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The first overlook that we stopped (since we couldn&#8217;t find parking at the previous Many Parks Curve).<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-17\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_175244.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_175244.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"View from Rainbow Curve Overlook\" \/><\/a><\/br>View from Rainbow Curve Overlook<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2077.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2077.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where Falls River Road travelled through.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2076.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2076.jpg\" alt=\"Mummy Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mummy Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With its distinctive rock face.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-17\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_175244.jpg\" alt=\"View from Rainbow Curve Overlook\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2077.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2076.jpg\" alt=\"Mummy Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-17, #splide-thumb-17 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Rainbow Curve Overlook.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_175244.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_175244.jpg\" alt=\"View from Rainbow Curve Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Rainbow Curve Overlook<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2077.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2077.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where Falls River Road travelled through.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2076.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2076.jpg\" alt=\"Mummy Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mummy Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With its distinctive rock face.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2065_DSC_2075-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2065_DSC_2075-11.jpg\" alt=\"View from Rainbow Curve Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Rainbow Curve Overlook<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At this time, we realized that afternoon wasn&#8217;t the best time to visit the eastern part of Trail Ridge Road, as the mountains across Forest Canyon were in the shade, their magnificence hard to appreciate. Things would look a lot better in the morning.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Forest_Canyon_Overlook\">Forest Canyon Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>A major overlook on the south side of Trail Ridge Road. The western face of Longs Peak looked pretty prominent from here, but most other mountains across Forest Canyon were in the shade, not clearly seen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-20\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2087.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2087.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Longs Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Longs Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2088.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2088.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sprague Mountain, Hayden Spire and Mount Eleanor<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_181302.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_181302.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2102.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2102.jpg\" alt=\"Terra Tomah Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Terra Tomah Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2078.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2078.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Ridge to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridge to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where Trail Ridge Road traveled through.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2080.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2080.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A not very prominent one to the north of Trail Ridge Road.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-20\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2087.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Longs Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2088.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_181302.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2102.jpg\" alt=\"Terra Tomah Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2078.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2080.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-20, #splide-thumb-20 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Forest Canyon Overlook.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2087.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2087.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Longs Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Longs Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2088.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2088.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sprague Mountain, Hayden Spire and Mount Eleanor<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_181302.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_181302.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2102.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2102.jpg\" alt=\"Terra Tomah Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Terra Tomah Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2078.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2078.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridge to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where Trail Ridge Road traveled through.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2080.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2080.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A not very prominent one to the north of Trail Ridge Road.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2089_DSC_2101-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2089_DSC_2101-13.jpg\" alt=\"Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Forest Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After sunset and on our way back, we made another stop at Forest Canyon Overlook. The mountains certainly appeared more approachable under twilight colors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-23\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2205.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Longs Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Longs Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2208.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2208.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Southeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2211.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2211.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sprague Mountain, Hayden Spire and Mount Eleanor<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-23\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2205.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Longs Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2208.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2211.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-23, #splide-thumb-23 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Forest Canyon Overlook.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2205.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Longs Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Longs Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2208.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2208.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Southeast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2211.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2211.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sprague Mountain, Hayden Spire and Mount Eleanor<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Tundra_Community_Trailhead\">Tundra Community Trailhead<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This was another major turnout along Trail Ridge Road, with a 1.8km out-and-back trail onto the alpine tundra. I guessed this trail was set up so that visitors could get a feeling of the tundra landscape, as other tundra areas along Trail Ridge Road were closed to protect their fragile environment.<\/p>\n<p>To us, the tundra trail was hardly exciting. Instead, we found a few boulders on the southern side of the road, and took a few moments to explore them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-21\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_183642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_183642.jpg\" width=\"86%\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A mini gorge between the two boulders. The one on the left was actually accessible via a few class 1 scrambles.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_183506.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_183506.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Trail Ridge Road (left) cut an opening in the boulders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2113.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2113.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The left boulder (from the previous photo) in front, Longs Peak in the back.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2111.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2111.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Ridge Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail Ridge Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking towards the west.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-21\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_183642.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_183506.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2113.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2111.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Ridge Road\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-21, #splide-thumb-21 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_183642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_183642.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A mini gorge between the two boulders. The one on the left was actually accessible via a few class 1 scrambles.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_183506.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_183506.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Trail Ridge Road (left) cut an opening in the boulders.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2113.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2113.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The left boulder (from the previous photo) in front, Longs Peak in the back.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2111.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2111.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Ridge Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail Ridge Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking towards the west.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, we paid this turnout another visit after sunset, with softer colors on the mountains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-22\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_193916.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_193916.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_193918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_193918.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_193921.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_193921.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2194.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2194.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sprague Mountain and Hayden Spire<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2196.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2196.jpg\" alt=\"Stones Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Stones Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2197.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2197.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mount Julian, Cracktop, Chief Cheley Peak and Mount Ida<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2200.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Ridge Road to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail Ridge Road to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2173.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2173.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Still wearing sunset colors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-22\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_193916.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_193918.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_193921.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2194.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2196.jpg\" alt=\"Stones Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2197.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2200.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Ridge Road to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2173.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-22, #splide-thumb-22 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_193916.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_193916.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_193918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_193918.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_193921.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_193921.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2194.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2194.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sprague Mountain and Hayden Spire<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2196.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2196.jpg\" alt=\"Stones Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Stones Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2197.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2197.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Forest Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains across Forest Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mount Julian, Cracktop, Chief Cheley Peak and Mount Ida<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2200.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Ridge Road to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail Ridge Road to the West<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2173.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2173.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Still wearing sunset colors.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2174_DSC_2188-15.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2174_DSC_2188-15.jpg\" alt=\"View from Tundra Overlook at Dusk\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Tundra Overlook at Dusk<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After that, we headed further west along Trail Ridge Road. Originally, we planned to head all the way to Milner Pass \/ Continental Divide and then back. We were running late so we decided to only make it to the Alpine Visitor Center.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Alpine_Ridge\">Alpine Ridge<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Alpine Visitor Center featured a cafe and some exhibits, but we only reached there at 6:50pm, long past their closing time.<br \/>\nNext to the parking lot, there&#8217;s a 1km out-and-back trail leading up the ridge to a vista. The trail was paved with stairs, so we decided to check it out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-18\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_190514.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_190514.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Setting Sun\" \/><\/a><\/br>Setting Sun<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2126.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2126.jpg\" alt=\"Tundra\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tundra<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_190641.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_190641.jpg\" width=\"80%\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Where Fall River Road traveled through. The setting sun was casting golden colors on the mountain tops.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2125.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Ridge Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail Ridge Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2145.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2145.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Ridge Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alpine Ridge Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2146.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2146.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-18\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_190514.jpg\" alt=\"Setting Sun\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2126.jpg\" alt=\"Tundra\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_190641.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2125.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Ridge Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2145.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Ridge Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2146.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-18, #splide-thumb-18 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Alpine Ridge.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_190514.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_190514.jpg\" alt=\"Setting Sun\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Setting Sun<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2126.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2126.jpg\" alt=\"Tundra\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tundra<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_190641.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_190641.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Where Fall River Road traveled through. The setting sun was casting golden colors on the mountain tops.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2125.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Ridge Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail Ridge Road<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2145.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2145.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Ridge Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alpine Ridge Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2146.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2146.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>While I certainly liked the views here compared with earlier at Tundra Community Trail (the warmer colors from lower angles of the sun certainly helped), the views were still not as exciting as the various mountains across Forest Canyon. In addition, the wind was very strong at Alpine Ridge, and it\u2019s getting cold at dusk. So we didn\u2019t stay here for long before retreating to our car.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2127_DSC_2140-14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2127_DSC_2140-14.jpg\" alt=\"View from Alpine Ridge towards the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Alpine Ridge towards the East<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After that, it\u2019s almost time for sunset. We met some people at the top of Aline Ridge waiting for sunset, but with strong winds we preferred to wait in the comfort of a car. With that in mind, we drove back to Gore Range Overlook, and waited for the sunset.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Gore_Range_Overlook\">Gore Range Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>One of the few overlooks along Trail Ridge Road facing west, a perfect place for us to watch sunset. The Gore Range Mountains were actually located to the west of Silverthorne and Frisco, about 60 miles away.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-19\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2147.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2147.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2152.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2152.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_192947.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_192947.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_192953.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_192953.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2154.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2154.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Longs Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Longs Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2149.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2149.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Ida\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Ida<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2171.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2171.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2170.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2170.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Baker Mountain, Mount Stratus, Mount Nimbus and Mount Cumulus<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2172.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2172.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Distant Gore Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Gore Range Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near the towns of Frisco and Silverthorne.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-19\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2147.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2152.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_192947.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/20220903_192953.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2154.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Longs Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2149.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Ida\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2171.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2170.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2172.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Gore Range Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-19, #splide-thumb-19 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the from Gore Range Overlook.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2147.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2147.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2152.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2152.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_192947.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_192947.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/20220903_192953.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/20220903_192953.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2154.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2154.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Longs Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Longs Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2149.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2149.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Ida\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Ida<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2171.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2171.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2170.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2170.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Baker Mountain, Mount Stratus, Mount Nimbus and Mount Cumulus<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2172.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2172.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Gore Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Gore Range Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near the towns of Frisco and Silverthorne.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/DSC_2155_DSC_2169-15.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/03\/thumbnails\/DSC_2155_DSC_2169-15.jpg\" alt=\"View from Gore Range Overlook at Dusk\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Gore Range Overlook at Dusk<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After that and on our way back, we stopped again at Tundra Community Trailhead and Forest Canyon Overlook. This time, the mountains emerged from the shadows into twilight, and we could finally appreciate their elegance. After that, we drove back to our hotel in Longmont, concluding this long day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seventh day of our 2022 Colorado trip. 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