We arrived at the Bear Lake trailhead about 4:00 pm and started off. We had tried two other times to hike up to Emerald Lake but never made it past Dream Lake because of snow. So we were really hoping to actually see Emerald Lake today, July 3. The trail is about 1.8 miles each […]
Coyote Valley Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park
The Coyote Valley Trail is one of the easy meadow trails in the Kawuneeche Valley. Kawuneeche is the Arapahoe word for coyote because there have historically been a lot of coyotes in the valley. There are pit restrooms at the trail head. The trail is fairly heavily trafficked and sometimes in summer the parking lot […]
Colorado River Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park
Four Days in Rocky Mountain National Park
Thursday, Arrival and Emerald Lake Trail As soon as the school year ended in May my daughter and I drove to Estes Park, Colorado. We stayed in a hotel that was walking distance to all the downtown festivities and about a 5 minute drive to Rocky Mountain National Park. Before checking in we had a […]