Hike to Diamond Lake

My roommate Mary and I went for a hike up in Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, about 45 minutes drive into the mountains from Boulder. We decided to do to hike up to Diamond Lake which was 5.2 miles round trip (or 8.4 km for you crazy Aussies and Euros ;-) Here's some pics from the hike! The mountains are SO beautiful!

My roommate Mary

The trail

Big mountain meadow... almost to the lake!

After some mildly strenuous (is that an oxymoron?) uphill sections we finally made it to the lake! Yay!

Stormy going for a swim

A crazy tree we saw on the hike back. This is what the Aborigines do to trees in the rainforest to mark trails. Not sure how this tree got like that, but it sure is interesting.

Headin back down the mountain. Til next time...