Roosevelt National Forest: Molly Lake Hike

After cutting down our Christmas tree, Noelle, Sierra and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful December weather and go for a short hike. We drove towards Red Feather Lakes and turned off at the trailhead for the Granite Ridge Trail for the short hike to Molly Lake. 

After using the restroom at the trailhead, we hit the trail, really just a wide, gravel road.

The trail didn't have much in the way of ascents or descents. It just wound through the woods and open areas of this beautiful section of Northern Colorado.

There were intermittent views of the surrounding mountains,

and scattered rock formations that reminded us of those found in Vedauwoo to the north in Wyoming.

In what seemed like no time at all, we reached the turn off for Molly Lake.

It was a short walk down to the lake itself where we explored, rested a bit and took some photos.

Then, we retraced our route back to the car, enjoying the warm weather, easy walking and beautiful scenery.