TWIN LAKES, COLORADO

Sometimes when we are working we almost forget where we are. Then you stop and look around and see the mountains.

Mount Princeton after recent snows.

The snow had never left but with the recent snows the peaks are covered again. Today and tomorrow are days off so we decided to do a short day trip again. We headed toward Leadville but turned off on Hwy 82 heading toward Aspen. Just a few miles down the road we came to Twin Lakes. We tried to get some pictures but it is just so difficult to capture the vastness of the scenes we are viewing.

Twin Lakes with Mt Hope in the background

According to Wikipedia, the town of Twin Lakes, near the base of Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado at 14,440 feet, has a population of 171, and is at an elevation of 9,200 feet. It has a General Store which seemed to be getting stocked up for the season. The Coca-Cola truck was there along with another truck unloading supplies. The village Visitor Center still had a closed sign on it. I guess we were just a few weeks ahead of the busy summer tourist season. Sharon likes it that way. We don't have to hassle with traffic or crowds. We just meander and do our thing.

Visitor Center behind sign

Twin Lakes General Store

We drove twenty miles up the highway before coming to a "Road Closed" sign. I don't know what elevation we reached but Independence Pass is over 12,000 feet and we had gone a lot higher than Twin Lakes. There was quite a lot of snow. We must have been getting close to Independence Pass because we saw a sign that said it was closed. We kept seeing signs saying no vehicles over 35 feet so, don't bring your RV guys. We also saw several groups of mountain goats or mountain sheep, I'm not sure what they call them here. As Sharon says, "Whatever". I kept thinking we would see elk, bear, moose or some kind of wildlife other than the goats.........we did not.

ROAD CLOSED

It was another scenic ride so close to Snowy Peaks RV Park. It reminded us again of where we are and how many awesome sights are within a short drive. I'm sure we haven't begun to see the many attractions, but we are seeing some and found a fun way to spend our afternoon off. If you have a chance to come this way and you enjoy mountains, there are some magnificent sights to see.

Mountain snow with frozen lake at bottom

              WHEREVER YOU ARE IN YOUR LIFE AND TRAVELS, ENJOY THE JOURNEY.