After watching the Big Boy pass through Carr, we made the drive into Fort Collins to pick up lunch at King Soopers, then headed up Poudre Canyon. Our first stop was at the Poudre Park Picnic Area to eat our sushi and wrap.
While stopped there it was cool to see the rafters floating by on the river.
From there we headed further up canyon where we snagged a campsite at the Aspen Glen Campground. We set up camp and relaxed for a short time. Then, Noelle and I headed further up the canyon, almost to Cameron Pass, where we parked for our hike on the Zimmerman Lake Trail.
We set out on the trail, really just a rough, old road.
Wildflowers were plentiful along the path.
The trail was short, but a bit steeper than I had anticipated. Before we knew it, we were at Zimmerman Lake.
We explored the area a bit and Rosie waded in the cool water.
Then we crossed the dam,
before heading back the way we had come. It was a short 2.4 mile roundtrip hike, with some nice views through the trees.
Back at camp we relaxed,
made dinner and enjoyed the sound of the rushing waters of Joe Wright Creek.
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