North Tenmile Trail

This year we are taking as many new hikes as possible and only repeating the most loved ones.  North Tenmile is a hike that we have planned to take many times and finally we went.  Following are some photos along the trail.

It was a beautiful day and, although not a favorite, we enjoyed the hike.

Tenderfoot Trail

We try to vary our exercise activities between biking and hiking.  This day it was time for a short hike as the guys were going to play golf that afternoon.  We tried Tenderfoot Trail and found it an easy hike with great views from start to finish.

We loved the views on this trail and used some binoculars to spy our condo across the lake and other points of interest.  We will keep this hike on our list for days we want a easy and scenic hike.

Vail

One afternoon when it was not raining we decided to go to Vail just to walk around and enjoy the village....and we did happen to remember a very good candy shop there with these delicious pecan and cashew caramel turtles...mmmmm.

Vail is a fun little town to hang out in.  And by the way we did get our chocolate!

Top of Copper Mountain

We stopped at Copper Mountain as we were riding our bikes down from Vail Pass to Frisco.  We enjoyed a cup of coffee and then decided to ride the lift up to the top of the Copper Mountain ski area.  After arriving at the top we took a short hike around the mountain for some outstanding views.   Following are a few pictures from our trip.

Cute little mountain stream.

There were a few wildflowers blooming.  They have been scarce because of the light snowpack this year.

This is a beautiful view of the rugged Gore Range in the distance.

Lily Pad Lake Hike

We had lunch plans so we decided to take a shorter hike this particular day.  Lily Pad Trail is a relatively easy hike but as with each hike this one has it's own beauty.

Summit County received about half of their normal snowpack so it ws good to see these wildflowers.  These pictures show some of the beetle kill pine standing along the lake and even with the brown trees in the reflection off the water the blue sky and mountains make for a beautitul picture.

 I am so disappointed that I didn't take a photo of our friends from Grand Lake who we met for lunch in Kremmling.  We had a wonderful time with the Spike and Pat catching up with their lives.  So thankful for our more than 35 year friendship.

Keystone Bike Ride

We tried yet another bike ride....this time we drove from Frisco to Dillon, got on our bikes and rode to Keystone and back which ended up to be about 17 miles round trip.  We enjoyed riding along the Snake River all the way to Keystone.  The next couple of photos were taken at a pond along the way with some ducks and we also saw some Canadian geese.

We stopped for coffee in Keystone and to take a moment to relax and enjoy the atmosphere.

Rifle Falls

We took a little road trip west to enjoy Rifle Falls.  We drove through Glenwood Canyon on the way and the rock formations were beautiful.

As we drove through Rifle Falls State Park we came upon several groups of rock climbers.  It was so fun to watch them.  I was nervous just watching.

Next we stopped at Rifle Falls, just a short walk from the parking lot to these gorgeous falls.

There were cool caves under and around the falls.

 

Another fabulous Colorado day.