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Thread: NSR TR: Eaglesmere Lakes hike CO
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06-11-2007, 09:49 AM #1
NSR TR: Eaglesmere Lakes hike CO
My girlfriend and I (and two dogs) went hiking yesterday about 20 miles north of Silverthorne above the Green Mtn Reservoir, to Eaglesmere Lakes. We went about 7 miles round trip with a vert of 2,000 feet. The hike was one of the nicer ones we've done lately- it started in a HUDGE aspen forest and continued into a nice, shady pine forest. From there, we started running into some snow banks- nothing too deep- and eventually ended up at a pair of lakes which laid underneath Eagles Nest Peak, at 13,400'. It was a perfect Colorado day in the mountains- sunny and 70* with a slight breeze... can't ask for much more.
Talley (front) and Yoshi running around like mad dogs:
Looking up the trunk of a giant aspen:
It was like this everywhere for the first two miles:
Sarah posing with the view to the east behind her:
Yoshi wondering where to go next:
Views to the west of Eagles Nest:
Closeup of the pine forest. You can see the damage the pine beetles have created- it almost looks like fall with the colors.
Still running.
The trail traversed this really steep slope in a few places... don't slip!
Some flowers, some aspen...
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06-11-2007, 09:52 AM #2
Some nice pics in there. Thanks for sharing.
Can you somehow make the vertical pics larger?"Can't vouch for him, though he seems normal via email."
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06-11-2007, 09:58 AM #3
Yeah, I could- but I'm at work right now and I don't have access to the actual files. I just saved the Shutterfly pictures as new files and used those... which is why they're all the same vertical height. I can fix 'em later.
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06-11-2007, 11:06 AM #4
Nice Steve.
I think I've done that same hike - we camped out up there for a night by a little lake. Sure were some nasty Mosquitoes though.
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06-11-2007, 12:03 PM #5What can brown do for u?
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06-11-2007, 01:21 PM #6sledneckripper Guest
I'd hit it:
That's sort of close to my home. Beauty of a spot. Eagles Nest is a great place for camping.
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06-11-2007, 01:43 PM #7Un Paid Spokesman
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That is a pretty hike.
Telekoptero and I took our skis on that hike a few years back in the summer.
Great pictures!!
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06-11-2007, 04:07 PM #8
Nice, thanks for posting.
Have fun or get hurt bad. "MFT" A.K.A. Dr. Doom
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