On our second day of hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park, we headed out to the Glacier Gorge Trailhead. Even after Labor Day on a Tuesday, the trailhead parking lot was full – at least we knew what to expect on the trail.
We took the trail out past Albert Falls (I actually had to wait in a little line to get a photo of the Falls,) then to Lake Haiyaha, Dream Lake, Nymph Lake and finally we looped around Bear Lake. The crowds thinned out a bit on the spur out to Lake Haiyaha but there were still a lot of people hiking. These trails are the most popular in the Park and are pretty accessible for most people.
We stopped a little off the trail at this pond for a quick snack. The whole of Rocky Mountain National Park is incredibly picturesque.
That is snow (or actually a glacier) in the background at Lake Haiyaha:
Alan waited very patiently as I scrambled over the rocks to take pictures at Lake Haiyaha:
Love the waterfall photo!
By: JoAnne on September 16, 2011
at 6:17 am