Lyndsy Mikaela

Lyndsy Mikaela

Blue Lakes Trail

05/18/17

I hiked the Blue Lakes Trail last summer with two of my best friends on our annual 'Best Friend Weekend' - I'm so lucky to have people who enjoy getting outside as much as I do (But really, could I even be best friends with someone who doesn't? Unlikely.). We didn't camp at the trail head, although that's certainly an option, we stayed in Ouray at the Amphitheater Campground so we could spend on post-hike evening at the hot springs in town :) We ventured out on the last weekend in July and were greeted with peak wildflower season, which was a treat. We also saw a bear frolicking through a meadow of wildflowers, oblivious to the many hikers stopping on the over-looking switchbacks to snap pics. Every time I look back at pictures from this trip, they almost look fake even though I was there and got to see the beauty with my own eyes, it's hard to believe a place this amazing exists. This was by far the most beautiful hike I have ever been on in my life; although I will constantly strive to top it from now on because clearly that's a good goal to have.

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