Today we hiked the gorgeous loop hike that goes from Bear Lake to the Fern Lake trailhead, stopping at Lake Helene, Lake Odessa, Fern Lake and Fern Falls on the way. The best part is that it is mostly downhill! Lake Odessa certainly looked different than when I was last there on June 2nd - bushwhacking on snowshoes. Only small snowfields remained on the section between Lake Helene and Odessa.
Instead of crossing a snowbridge like last month, the outlet stream is in full flow, bounded by countless flowers.
Finally, after 25 years of hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park, I was rewarded with a sighting of dwarf columbines. There they were, right along side of the trail, above Lake Odessa, I nearly walked right by them. Other special flower sightings on this hike - Star-flowered pyrola, brownie lady slipper, tons of twinflower, white bog orchid, spotted saxifrage, spotted coral root, parrot's beak just starting to bloom, moss campion, parry's and fairy primrose.
Our group at Fern Lake (with muneca).
Instead of crossing a snowbridge like last month, the outlet stream is in full flow, bounded by countless flowers.
Finally, after 25 years of hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park, I was rewarded with a sighting of dwarf columbines. There they were, right along side of the trail, above Lake Odessa, I nearly walked right by them. Other special flower sightings on this hike - Star-flowered pyrola, brownie lady slipper, tons of twinflower, white bog orchid, spotted saxifrage, spotted coral root, parrot's beak just starting to bloom, moss campion, parry's and fairy primrose.
Our group at Fern Lake (with muneca).
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