Gregg's friends (and mine now) Ryan and Brittany Milcarek from Syracuse, NY were passing through Colorado on a trip out West. We were excited to give them a spot to sleep Sunday night and a quick hike Monday morning while they were here. And even though it was raining in the morning (seriously, it never rains in the morning around here - and it's kept up ALL day!), we didn't let that deter us from getting up into the mountains. Our trail of choice (that fit our criteria on time, distance and destination) was Beaver Lake,
the same one we hiked on the 4th of July.
This time our stats were a bit quicker (due, I think, to the cooler temps and less frequent water stops, and also probably due to the fact that we were soaked and just wanted to hurry it all up):
Date hiked: 13 August 2012
Start time: 8:26 am
Group photo at the lake time: ~10 minutes (9:45-9:55 am)
Back to car: 11:00 am
Total round trip time: 2 hours 30 minutes
And just a few photos since it was so wet (thank heavens for ponchos and friends who are troopers):
Looks like a fun, albeit wet hike with new and old friends! Glad you could meet these friends!
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