Under the category of ‘it’s a small world’, the lady that we adopted one of our dogs from in Houston just so happens to also have a place near Salida. She and her husband split their time between Texas and Colorado and we’ve stayed in contact with them over the years since we met. They were in town last week and they invited us for a hike up by their place to participate in the time-honored CO tradition of viewing the changing aspens.
The objective for the day was a hike up the little-known (at least to me) Pass Creek trail to Pass Creek lake. It was an eight-mile round trip on a glorious fall day in the mountains.
Our shuttle to the trailhead.
Aspens just starting to turn in the southern Sawatch.
Chipeta Peak watching over us.
The hike starts in a thick grove of aspen. Autumn gold on full display.
Pass Creek
Old mining cabin
More Pass Creek
Final steep, rocky climb to the lake.
The payoff, Pass Creek lake, surrounded by 13,000 foot mountains. Lunch anyone?
