We spent a few days in Denver and got to ride our road bikes 50+ miles over 2 days, which certainly helped us get acclamated. We both felt strong on those rides! We then headed for the mountains just west of Boulder and spent the weekend camping with friends. Bob and I did an awesome hike in the James Peak Wilderness to Crator Lake, about 3 miles one way and 1500' vertical. It wasn't easy, but we made it and felt sore the next day.
Next was Rocky Mountain National Park, where we decided to do our first backpack of the trip. We went to the less visited northeast corner of the park, along the North Fork Trail. It went from a stream canyon, to forest & meadows as we climbed 1500 feet over 6 miles to our designated campsite. We were beat! The next day we hiked to Lost Lake and enjoyed the sunshine and alpine views. The 3rd day we hiked out & beat the thunderstorms to the van. The wildflowers we've seen have been better than ever... probably due to the big snow year.
Photos from the backpack trip:
We spent one night in the Winter Park area and did some of the wonderful mountain bike trails in the area. Again, the flowers are awesome and the trails were really fun, not too hard. We did a 1000' climb that was very challenging, but again we made it, and the downhill was a blast!
A typical van camp setup....
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