This morning Noelle, Sierra and I packed our camping gear into the car and headed southwest through Cheyenne. We hopped on Interstate 80 and headed further west to the Vedauwoo section of Medicine Bow National Forest. After a short drive on Vedauwoo Road, we found a nice looking campsite,
set up camp and then ate lunch
in preparation for our planned hike of the Turtle Rock Trail that loops around some of the rock formations at Vedauwoo.
Even though Medicine Bow National Forest started to reopen recreation sites in the forest starting yesterday, the campground, picnic area and summer trailhead for our hike were still closed. We would start our hike on the "winter access" trail.
The views were immediately impressive
and there were lots of wildflowers in bloom.
Near the junction with the loop, Sierra found a nice little "cave" to check out.
Soon enough we were traveling through scattered aspen groves,
and among some of the impressive rocks that the area is known for.
There was a small stream off to the side of the trail during the start of the loop and beavers had dammed several sections creating some scattered ponds.
Eventually we approached what I thought was the most impressive section of rocks,
what I believe is called "The Profile".
We continued on,
enjoying the nearly perfect weather, the wildflowers
and the scenery.
Towards the end of the loop portion of the trail, Sierra started to tire a bit and so we took a few breaks.
One of our breaks was alongside a small, cascading stream.
Here we found a small snake taking advantage of the cooler temperatures created by the stream.
We finished the loop of the hike traversing through a grove of aspens
before cutting through the closed campground to get back to the car. In the campground Sierra found a few rocks to climb.
Shortly thereafter, we were back at the trailhead
and ready to head back to our campsite.
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