Colorado Trail Series

Colorado Trail Series

Day 6

Taylor Lake to Junction Creek Bridge

 

Hiked: 9 miles

Elevation: 8,520 ft

 

After a very relaxing afternoon at Taylor Lake we were greeted with a relaxing morning in camp.  Another semi-short day ahead of us, we were in no hurry to get on the trail at the crack of dawn.  Besides, we had both traveled from here to town before (whether by bike or foot) so we knew what to expect for the next two days.  Nothing overwhelming today, so let's take our time and enjoy the ride... err Hike!

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Oat pancakes with warmed maple syrup anyone?

 

The trail head parking area at the top of Kennebec Pass -

accessible by car and frequented by nice people.  We were able to get a rare "couple's photo" taken and they were sweet enough to take our small bag of trash!  From this point on we will travel in an area quite popular with the bears.  Might as well dump 5 days of trash if we can and minimize our chances of a midnight campsite raid by the ursine sorts.

 Jim points back to the mountain we climbed over, around and through in the past 5 days.

 

Gotta love scree field traverses!

Sharp, loosely packed and narrow.

 



I paused to look back across the pass we had just traveled through and admire a bit of history.

 



An old mine precariously perched on the side of the mountain.

Once past the pass and the sketchy scree, we drop into a world reminiscent of the Pacific Northwest.  Waterfalls, creeks and afternoon drizzles made for a sweaty and sticky day.

The high humidity is fabulous for the local flora.

I picked wild raspberries to plop in my small jar of rum and sugar.

A few shakes and a couple hours of soaking - Voila! Raspberry Rum! Yum!

 



Rest where you can!

My berry bag hanging conveniently from my chest strap.

 



The final descent into our camp by Junction Creek Bridge.

 

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