Is very much like hiking with a ghost hunter. It’s just constant ‘What was that?!’, ‘Did you hear that??’, ‘Something just moved over there!’
He’s not actually as observant as he thinks he is. In the third picture you can see a blurry marmot sitting right outside the door of the old cabin, but my dog never did!
We drove up Mt Blue Sky, this one doesn’t have that sort of hiking stamina in him
Steller’s Jay and Rufous Hummingbird (my first one!)
Estes Park, CO
My first marmot fight
I’ve hiked the trail from the Fern Lake trailhead and was stopped by snow right before Fern Falls. I’ve also hiked it from Bear Lake, and got to Lake Helene before being stopped by snow. Next time I try Fern Lake, which way should I try again? I’m thinking the upper route, but not sure if Fern Falls is a must-see or if there’s anything else I don’t know about between the falls and the lake.
Pic from Lake Helene