arapaho national recreation area
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Colorado Backpacking: Cascade Creek Trail to Mirror and Crater Lakes

First things first: there are a whole bunch of Crater Lakes in Colorado. This post is about the one on the west side of the Indian Peaks Wilderness near Lake Granby. For info on hiking to the Crater Lake near Aspen, see this post. For info on hiking to the Crater Lakes in the James… Continue reading
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Colorado Hikes: Strawberry Lake

The morning after summiting Mount Ida, we packed up our campsite and headed back home… but not before squeezing in one more hike. The hike to Strawberry Lake is only 3.7 miles (6 km) round-trip and the trailhead is a decent drive, so we figured we’d check it off the list while we were already… Continue reading