Red Rock Lake

Last Saturday, we decided to explore Colorado a little. We wanted to do a 2 mile hike to Lake Isabelle, however, when we got to the park entrance, the park ranger said there were 6-8 foot snow drifts on the trail and about 20 feet of snow in the camp ground. We didn't come prepared with our snow shoes that are still at the store, so we turned around and did some shorter hikes at lower elevation. There was still snow on the trail in spots, but nothing like what we would've encountered. It was just fun being outside exploring. We found several lakes, swamps, somebody's tarp - lean-to house, and an old chimney from what looked like someone's living quarters long time ago. It was a lot of fun. Molly had a great time and didn't mind being in the back-pack at all. She even fell asleep right at the end..........something she NEVER does.

First stop was Boulder Falls. Really pretty, but very small and a very easy hike. In fact, we could see the falls from the road. We went by ourselves, so we had to get individual shots with Molly and the water behind.
Here is a part of our snow-packed trail.
This is what they call Red Rock Lake. Not sure why. We didn't see too many red rocks. But, nonetheless, it was still pretty. Molly is showing off her baby pine cone.

Molly's favorite thing to do around water is throw rocks into it. She and Scott spent quite a while finding more rocks......BIG ones and little ones. Then it was mom's turn to find things to throw in.

Family photo. We found a nice rock for our tripod.