Hanging Lake
With my house selling on Monday, I pushed to get everything moved and the house cleaned by Friday so I could enjoy the weekend in Glenwood. Katie was working up in Glenwood on an externship the previous week and the week after, so I figured it would be a great way for me to relax after weeks of stress from trying to get everything packed and moved. Even though it was extra stressful a few days before the weekend, the added stress was well worth the relaxing that I was able to do over the weekend knowing that everything was done and that I could start finally living normally again.
On Saturday, we decided to go hike Hanging Lake. The weather was in the upper 60's, so we figured we would be okay without jackets, but we neglected that we were hiking along a river and the breeze with the cool water next to us made it feel like upper 50's. I think if it was 5-10 degrees warmer, that would have been a perfect hike, but other than that, it was a lovely and spectacular hike. The hike was almost 5.5 miles, including the walk from where the bus dropped us off to where the trail actually started. The climb was just barely over 1,000ft in elevation gain and the whole hike took us a little over 2 hours including a 30 minute break at the top.
5.41 mi
2.1 hrs
7,144 ft
1,007 ft
Blue Skies
We started the hike in the later afternoon, pretty close to 5. We picked that time because it was more favorable than mid-day for photography and there were no shuttles running early enough to get morning shots. By the time we made it down, it was starting to get dark, so this photo looks significantly different than the photos of the canyon I took on the way down.
Hiking Partner
This is the first time that Katie and I have hiked together. I must say, she did pretty well keeping up with me, considering we're pretty different heights.
Fallen Tree
Flowing
Falling
This waterfall was about halfway through the hike. It was spectacular. I wish I had my tripod to take a better long exposure.
Big Canyon
This is Glenwood Canyon from near the top of the hike to Hanging Lake.
Hanging Lake
We got to Hanging Lake a little over an hour from when we started the hike. The view was spectacular.
Pouring Over
There were two main waterfalls at Hanging Lake. This one and another just to the right. This one was more visible than the other one (obstructed by trees).
Fallen Tree
There were many signs telling people to not walk out on this log. I would have liked to see someone do it and fall in.
Floating
The effect of the fallen tree in the water makes the photos just a little more interesting. I mean, there's plenty going on, but the photos without the log in it don't see as intriguing to me.
Summit Smile
Katie is smiling because we get to go back down soon. She and I, were pretty cold from the hike.
