Higher elevations = cooler air = relief from daily temps above 90 degrees
Temperatures in the Denver -Boulder area have hit the mid-90s every day for what seems like weeks and weeks -- though unlike the Northeast, where I grew up, the humidity doesn't match the temperature. Even in the height of summer, pockets of snow remain at high elevations, and cool air makes hiking a joy when you start early to beat the high, searing sun on the ascent. Here are some recent getaways within a two-hour drive of Boulder to which we have escaped in the last few weeks:
Ypsilon Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, July 4, 2008
Blue Lake, Indian Peaks Wilderness, July 10, 2008
Lake Isabel, Indian Peaks Wildnerness, July 14, 2008
Wilder Gulch, Vail Pass, July 19, 2008
Lake Dillon, between Frisco and Silverthorne, July 20, 2008
Bear Lake-Lake Odessa-Fern Lake Loop, Rocky Mountain National Park, July 22, 2008
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Mt. Audubon and Arapaho Pass are two spots that were cool in mid-July, and it was amazing to still be walking on snow past Lake Isabel!
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I am re-fresh after watching beautiful nature pictures.
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ReplyDeleteso refreshing photos! I felt myself there when I saw them.
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