Left Hand

Today, we hiked Lily Mountain (9,786 ft.) The mountain is just outside of Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park. It is a four mile round trip hike. It is not particularly hard. There is a mild rock scramble at the top which leads to a spectacular 360 view. Longs Peak, the Keyhole, Andrews Glacier, Moraine Park, Estes Park, etc. are all visible from the top. The weather was nice and sunny.




Charles on the Lily Mtn Trail








Me on the Lily Mtn. Trail







Longs Peak










On top of Lily Mtn.










Zoom view of Longs Peak and the Keyhole







Zoom view of the Keyhole









View of Moraine Park









Charles on Lily Mtn.





After the hike, we drove to Longmont and visited Left Hand Brewing Company. We sampled their beer. There were some good brews and some bad brews.





Charles at Left Hand Brewing Company





After Left Hand, we went to Pumphouse Brewery and Restaurant. It is also in Longmont. We sampled some of their beers and had dinner. They were out of the beer that I really wanted to try. They had some ok stuff. It is worth another visit. As far as favorite beers from this week, stay tuned…




Sampling the brews at the Pumphouse