Waterdog Lake (Middle Lake)
Another view of Waterdog Lake (Middle Lake)
The smallest of the Waterdog Lakes.
A flower in the lake
Today, I hiked up St. Charles Peak, which is the second highest peak in the Wet Mountains. It has an elevation of 11,784 feet. This hike was bit longer. It was 10 mile round trip. It was a shaded hike most of the way up. The top opens up to a magnificent view of the surrounding area. I only saw four other people while hiking. Not bad for a Sunday. There was absolutely no snow on St. Charles Peak. The Wet Mountains and the Sangre De Cristo Range did not get as much snow this past winter as other places in Colorado. Anyway, here are the pictures from this hike.
The summit of St. Charles Peak is in sight.
Flowers
Greenhorn Mtn. from the summit of St. Charles Peak
Sangre De Cristo Range from the summit of St. Charles Peak
Just below the summit of St. Charles Peak. Pikes Peak is in the distance.
4 comments:
Like you pictures. Good weekend. We'll spend a few days at Myrtle Beach sometime this week.
Sorry to hear your knee is giving you trouble. You're right about the snow on the Sangre de Cristos. There's hardly any showing and it's still June.
What does "rotten snow" smell like?
The knee is fine. Rotten snow may have different meanings to different people. To me it means the warmer temperatures has made the snow weak in spots. Say you are walking along on top of the snow pack and suddenly you step in a spot where you drop a couple of feet in the snow. The snow is rotten. It is not good for the knee.
Oh, I get it. Like "rotten" floorboards in a house. They don't smell, do they. Still think it's funny if you could step on "rotten" snow and it would stink like a skunk, or rotting garbage. Thanks for your explanation. Mom
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