Every day we stare up at this mountain, and it just comes natural to want to point and say "I want to be up there!" Well we thought we could do it in a day, and we got a late start at that.. We left with the understanding that it would take about 4 or 5 hours from the parking lot to the summit. In fact it takes about 4 or 5 hours from the backpacking campsites about half way up. Being a responsible outdoorsperson often times means calling it quits on your goals when you really want to keep going to avoid being foolish. We got fairly close, and our feet will tell you we worked plenty hard. If its any consolation to us, Sopris is supposed to be just as strenuous as the more strenuous 14ers in Colorado. The view from our high-point. It just becomes one big, scree field. Another view from our high-point. The lakes you are supposed to camp at Lucy cooling off after the first half of the hike!
We will have to try again and plan on backpacking into the lakes.
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A Colorado staple. I have lived in this state 29 of my 30 years and I had never been here. It is indeed a beautiful place. Unfortunately all the white algae is from humans swimming in the lake. It clogs up the ecosystem and causes fish and other animals that used to live here to die. Recently Hanging Lake has been in the news because of a scandal involving Liquido Active. The brand did a photoshoot in the lake which is against the rules. They snuk in at a time they knew there wouldn't be rangers on duty so they could go in the lake. Then they acted ignorant. I hope they go bankrupt. I hope everyone involved is unable to get a job afterwards. One can dream... The waterfalls above the lake.
Had some friends visit from IL/MO, so I brought them to Colorado's most beautiful mountain town. The falls are a staple of the Telluride Experience. Colorado's tallest waterfall. Nicola Tesla.
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