Lake Granby Looking into the Indian Peaks from the southern end of Lake Granby near Arapaho Bay. The mirror image of the snow covered peaks projected on to the surface of the lake was mesmerizing as the lake was smooth as glass. We were driving back towards Monarch Lake along County Road 6 when I … Continue reading POTW: Lake Granby
Monarch Lake
Last weekend, we found ourselves back at our happy place: Grand Lake, CO. It felt as though years had passed since we had closed up our summer Base Camp in October. Last weekend was our first winter adventure for 2018, crazy! The winter season prior, we had spent nearly every weekend partaking in some form … Continue reading Grand Lake Snowshoeing & XC Skiing
Stella and I had attempted to hike down to the Colorado River on Saturday with Aspen via the  Colorado River Trail. However, about a mile into the hike, trail was closed due to fall logging operations. Somewhat discouraged, we doubled back via the short loop near the parking lot. After the short hike, we headed … Continue reading Fall Hiking
After Aspen’s morning swim in Shadow Mountain Lake, we turned our attention to another first adventure. Friday afternoon, we embarked on a hike to the Shadow Mountain Fire Lookout positioned atop of Shadow Mountain. This is a hike that I have been waiting to complete since we first came to Grand Lake a year ago. … Continue reading Shadow Mountain Fire Lookout
Saturday's kayaking adventure was our first paddle on Lake Granby. What a beautiful day to be outdoors, a bit deceptive but nonetheless a beautiful day. We started our paddle, launching from the Rainbow Bay Picnic Site located just of off County Road 6 which leads to the Monarch Lake trailhead. Our goal was to paddle … Continue reading July 4th Holiday Weekend