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| It was an adventure getting to the trailhead called" Fourth of July". It was 4 miles of the worst road ever. Potholes 8 inches deep and big rocks to maneuver around. Our Enclave did well only hitting the bottom once. So we were surprised to see this line of cars at 8:45AM. You simply had to park behind the row of cars and walk a little further. |
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| These are the views to the left as we begin the hike. |
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| The trail is mostly forest with a few aspens in the beginning. There was lots of spring runoff and all our shoes were wet by the end. We tried to sidestep all the water. |
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| You will come to this sign giving you a choice of diamond lake or Arapahoe pass trail. |
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| The aspens will give way to limber pines. We saw lots of wildflowers. |
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| There are many waterfall crossings along the way. Try to stay dry. Poles come in handy too. |
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| The north fork of the Boulder river creek. |
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| Many rocks to make your way through. There was snow here and there that we expected. |
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| More snow as we climb higher. |
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| At this point, I put on my spikes. Look for the muddy footprints in the snow. |
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| Finally we came to a large meadow. |
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| We are so close now. Lots of flowers in the meadow. |
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| At this sign go straight for the lake. The diamond lake trail continues along the left around the lake. |
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| The lake was beautiful and surrounded with snow. We were glad we brought our stools to sit and eat our lunch. No bugs either. It was a well deserved rest. |
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| Crossing the hardest waterfall. It was easier on the way back. |
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