Late August Camping Trip

Last weekend, we took another camping trip - this time to the Arapahoe National Forest at Lake Granby. We set up camp, explored, fished, hiked, swam, and saw the sights of the area including Adams Falls, Crater Lake, Grand Lake, and Monarch Lake. It is certainly another magnificent part of the state. There was much bark beetle devastation and we learned that as a result the majority of the forest in this area is scheduled to be destroyed to avoid massive wildfires. So a return visit next year is unlikely.



I took a 15 mile solo trail run from Monarch Lake (the pic w/ G & O) to Crater Lake (the last two pics) and returned just before a big thunderstorm rocked the campground. Luckily, we had a planned visit to the town of Grand Lake and spent the storm at a BBQ restaurant instead of in our tent.