This morning Noelle, Rosie and I headed out of town. With high temperatures forecast for the next few days we opted to head up to the cooler temperatures of the Colorado mountains. We drove up Poudre Canyon towards Long Draw Road. Just before the turnoff to Long Draw Road, Noelle spotted a couple of bull moose.
We stopped to observe the moose for a bit and then headed up Long Draw Road to the Long Draw Campground where we snagged a campsite, set up the tent and then headed a little further up the road for our hike of Neota Creek Trail.
The trailhead parking is along the road, almost at the end of the road at La Poudre Pass and a northern hike-in access to Rocky Mountain National Park. The trail itself is marked with a small, simple wooden sign.
We set out on the trail and almost immediately passed into the Neota Creek Wilderness.
The trail itself closely followed the pretty little Neota Creek.
It weaved into and out of wooded areas and then out into a wet meadow with beautiful views of the peaks that separate this trail from Trap Park which we hiked last summer.
Soon, we spotted a mother and baby moose cross through the meadow. We would see them a couple other times during the hike, but always from a safe distance. The trail continued to make its way up the meadow, passing through some pretty wet areas.
Besides the views, there were plenty of wildflowers in bloom.
We made our way to the signed end of the trail,
and then turned around for the short hike back to the trailhead.
After making it back to the car, we made the short drive back to the campground where we relaxed before making dinner.
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