Crater Lakes Hike with Jessica

 

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Jessica and I headed up to the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel.  It is the starting point for a wide variety of hikes into the James Peak Wilderness.

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As we started up the trail, we saw a Union Pacific coal train exit the tunnel heading east toward Denver.

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An old cabin up the trail.  Jessica and Roxy heading up the raised trail.

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The aspens here have almost all lost their leaves here.

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Alpine meadows in the fall.

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Snow in the woods from the first heavy snowfall of the year.

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The continental divide through the trees.

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Going up through the snow.

IMG_7839A little wet meadow below the lower Crater Lake.

STA_7840 - STJ_7849Upper Crater Lake in all its glory.

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What a great little lake!  It was incredibly windy here.

STA_7854 - STI_7862The little rocky meadow at the outlet of upper Crater Lake.

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Another beautiful view of the lake.

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Logs floating in the lake.

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It got windy enough that I needed a coat.

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Yes, I hiked through the deep snow in my Five Fingers.  It was a wee bit chilly.

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STA_7901 - STJ_7910_fusedLower Crater Lake.

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Heading back down toward the car, we saw this great view.

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We stopped in Rollinsville at The Stage Stop for dinner.  The sky was absolutely on fire.

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