Hanging Lake Colorado, November 2005

Instead of going home for Thanksgiving, we headed west to Colorado. 3 days of hanging out in the mountains. The first full day there, we drove out I-70 into Glenwood Canyon. Hidden along the interstate is a trail called "Hanging Lake." A little over a mile long, and an elevation change of about 2000 feet, it is a hidden treasure along the open road.

The trail starts at a rest area along the interstate. Deceptively paved and flat.



Elevation changes brought in the colder air. The stream was flowing at the bottom of the trail, but was frozen solid by the time we reached the top.


Moving water under the ice.

Looking down from the top of the trail. The last few yards were fairly treacherous with the snow and ice.

The reward at the top. Hanging Lake.






Sun was setting fast as we headed back down. Exhausted, but well worth the hike.