Willis Creek loop hike.
Note: Cell service is iffy in and around Crested Butte. I thought this entry was already posted. So here's the last post from Twin Lakes CO. More to come from Crested Butte CO.
The trail starts with a walk across the bridge to the trailhead.
After some steep rocky up and down to start, the trail levels out to different terrain at lake level.
The next leg is a steady uphill along this beautiful creek.
Crossing the bridge over the creek before heading down the other side on the return leg.
Great views on the way down.
Overlooking Twin Lakes.
Approaching the trailhead and the end of the hike, we noticed this Beaver lodge...
... along with some Twin Berries reminding us of summers on the Oregon Coast.
Here's a few more images from Twin Lakes...
We saw several CDT through hikers used this flat gound for a campsite. This day it was a lunch spot overlooking our site.
CDT and Colorado Trail go around the lake, crossing at the dam.
While scouting future campsites, we ran across this hillside cemetery for the little community of Granite CO.
Granite CO.
As with our last campsite at Shavano, the hummers were ravenous!
Caught this one on the wing.
Another "fire on the mountain" sunset.
We spent 13 days at Twin Lakes. The plan was to continue north on US 24 but nothing looked appealing and it would lead to lower elevation and higher temperatures. We decided to back track a little, before heading west.
Coming next, Crested Butte CO.
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