In The Wilderness

On August 11, I hiked to Macey Lakes in the Sangre De Cristo Wilderness. It is 14 miles round trip to the lakes. I parked at the Horn Creek Trailhead. I then hiked 3.5 miles along the Rainbow Trail to get to the trail to Macey Lakes. From there, it was another 3.5 miles to the upper lake. The trail is easy to follow to the lower lake. The trail to the upper lake is a little harder to follow. There is also a lake to the south of the lower lake. I went to that lake as well. That hike was half bushwhack, half trail. I probably added an extra mile going to and from this lake. The hike to the main lakes is not that hard. It is just distance, altitude, and a gradual up. Anyway here are some pictures.

Upper Macey Lake.  The lake is just below 12,000 ft.  The unnamed peak on the right is above 13,000 ft.

Upper Macey Lake

Small lake near the bigger upper lake

Small lake again.  Looking east towards the Wet Mountains.

Lower Macey Lake

The lake that is south of the lower lake.