This morning, Noelle and I ate breakfast, packed up camp, and then headed our of Long Draw to Colorado Highway14 and up and over Cameron Pass to State Forest State Park. We paid our entrance fee and then took the somewhat rough road to the American Lakes Trailhead. We readied our packs and then hit the trail.
While the hike started in the woods, it didn't take too long to break out into some views.
The trail passed through a series of pretty meadows,
before breaking out of the trees above treeline for the upper portion of the hike. Above the trees the views were spectacular!
At one point Noelle caught a glimpse of about 5 moose in a meadow far below sparring and prancing. We watched them for a bit through binoculars.
A couple of ladies who had passed us watched them from just above us.
We continued our ascent passing through increasingly impressive scenery.
Soon we caught our first view of the Michigan Lake.
We rested on the shore of the lake for a bit, ate some snacks, and then followed the trail along the shoreline to another nice view of the lake.
After a short time the clouds started to build and we decided it was time to turn around. Snow Lake, above Michigan Lake, would have to wait for another day.
We started to make our way down the way we had come. Plenty of blue sky could be seen in that direction.
Soon enough we passed back down into the trees and were back to the car for the long drive home.
At about 8 miles round-trip, this was one of the most spectacular hikes we've done in some time. I would highly recommend.
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