Last evening after work, Noelle, Sierra, Rosie and I hit the road and headed to the Medicine Bow National Forest outside of Laramie, Wyoming. Noelle had been gracious enough to pack all our stuff in preparation for the trip. After a stop for dinner in Cheyenne, we made our way up into the mountains where we camped for the night at the North Fork Campground.
We awoke this morning, snug in our tent (Rosie's happy place).
We ate breakfast with coffee and chai and then headed out to the trailhead on the west side of Snowy Range Pass for our hike of Silver Lake and Meadow Falls. The trail starts just outside of the Silver Lake Campground. We parked near the pay kiosk and hit the trail,
starting a counterclockwise loop.
The trail was a nice mix of forest and meadow.
There were still lots of wildflowers in bloom,
and a few scatters reminders of past forest uses.
We continued through beautiful, mixed scenery,
and eventually found the spur trail that leads to Meadow Falls.
The falls were pleasant, if uninspiring.
We took a short break at a bench overlooking the falls.
Then, we moved on, climbing a ridge that offered occasional views of the surrounding forest and mountains.
There were a few blown down trees that we had to climb over or crawl under.
Soon, a very short spur trail
led to a pleasant, little pond.
We let Rosie off leash to frolic in the water for a bit.
Then, we leashed our wet dog,
and continued on the hike, immediately climbing a low ridge to more views.
We crossed a small stream on a log,
found a downed sign with interesting historical information,
and then made our way over to Silver Lake.
Once we reached the lake,
we opted to hike the inner section,
rather than the outer section described in our guidebook.
Once we had completed the hike, it was still rather early in the day. We ate a picnic lunch at Mirror Lake and then drove Barber Lake Road into Centennial where we checked out the Nici Self Museum.
Then, we returned to camp to lounge and read for the rest of the day.
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