Sue and Sherry arrived on Saturday. We made it an early evening, and Sunday, after reading the paper, headed out for our first hike. We decided to take them to Monarch Lake, a beautiful man made lake in the Arapaho National Park. This lake was originally created to allow the logging industry to move the trees down to the river, and is very serene , as no motorized boats are allowed. The hike is around 4 miles, and follows the perimeter of the lake. It is a fairly flat, but beautiful walk, as you enter forest, and cross several streams. Both Sue and Sherry passed that first test and asked for more. After lunch, we went into the RMNP, and drove up to an amazing scenic point,
took pictures, and headed down to the Timberlake trailhead, where we hiked about 20 minutes to one of our favorite waterfalls.
On Monday, our dynamic duo wanted more, and bravely hiked the Onahu to Green Mountain loop, the very first hike we described on the blog.
This is about 7 miles with over 1500 feet of elevation gain, and the girls have added C.M.G. to their signature. ( Certified Mountain Goat.)
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