On Thursday night, Shel, Bill, Les, Lou, and Jill met us at Ed's Cantina for dinner. What a great time...Mexican food, cold beer, and lively conversations!
Deb and I were excited that Les agreed to stay the night with us and take the final hike on Friday morning. The three of us sat on the porch after everyone left and listened to the night sounds (wrapped in a fleece and sweatshirt...eat your hearts out East Coast folks suffering through the heat wave:) What a wonderful cabin we have this year- a mid-size 2 bedroom vs the basic 2 bedroom that we've had in the past. So good that we may never go back to the basic again.
We woke early on Friday morning (43 degrees) to take advantage of the cool weather and to avoid the crowds that hit the first portion of this hike later in the day. We left the cabin at 7:02 and were on the trail to The Loch and Timberline Falls by 7:40.
The "classic RMNP sign picture ( I finally made it to the top level after a couple of attempts:)
The three of us at Alberta Falls (.8 from the trailhead). I made it to the picture after one attempt- a trip and skinned knee later)
At the Loch (~3 miles from the trailhead)
We made it to the end of The Loch to the base of Timberline Falls (~4.5 miles from the trailhead and another few hundred feet higher)
After the official hike, we walked around Sprague Lake which offers one of the best views of Flattop, Hallett, and Otis (a special lake because around this lake is where David proposed to Laura:)
Great photos of the 3 of you! Glad you stopped by Sprague Lake for us :)
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