While hiking the Hoosier Pass trail, I discovered something crazy! For July, anyway…
Danny and I drove south from Breckenridge on Highway 9 and found the trailhead at the top of Hoosier Pass. Don’t be fooled by thinking you’re already on the tippy top. There’s some elevation to gain on this moderate hike and monster views too!
On the way up to the top we discovered a 500 meter snow field! No, I didn’t take my tape measurer… This much snow in July? Wow!
I could’ve used poles or ski boots. The snowy path proved a bit sketchy. Luckily, my daughter’s dog, Lady, kept me upright.
Since we were soon above tree-line, we enjoyed vistas along the way.
Even at 13,000 feet, we found wildflowers!
And someone had fun with rock stacking.
We stopped to rest and take an obligatory selfie, of course.
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Gorgeous scenery!!
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I live in an amazing place! The snow added so much dimension to the mountains. I bet it’s still there when it starts flying once again.
Thanks for stopping by, Darlene!
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Fantastic views! And what a workout you got!
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We did! It was amazing. Good thing, the trail looped so we didn’t have to cross the snow going downhill!
Thanks, Anneli!
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Ha! That was my first thought when you mentioned crossing the snow – that you’d have to go back across it to go home. Great that it was a loop.
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Yes! I would have hiked around it, for sure!
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Another terrific hiking adventure – and summer snow as well! Retweeted this – gorgeous photos!
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Thanks, John! Yep. I think the snow will stick around until it flies again this fall… These snowy patches could become glaciers!!!
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We had skiing in Lake Tahoe area into the summer because of the massive snowfall, and now it has “loaded up” the lake with more water than ever – water that we need here of course!
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That’s fantastic, John! I skied Tahoe in spring of 2018. Lots of snow that year too.
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I was wondering if you sledded down HaHa
So now I know there are trails nearby that allow dogs, that helps for locating
Believe it or not we are looking in Zillow: must have fireplace and dog friendly
thanks ( and have fun – talk about cool!
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How exciting! Are you looking in the mountains?
Most trails allow dogs on leash except for Rocky Mountain National Park. That surprised me.
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RM did for a long time, but as we witness, there are a few irresponsible owner that spoiled it for everyone. That ban happened 2-3 years ago? (insert frowny face here)
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It took us and Roxy by surprise.
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Beautiful day for a hike! Thanks for sharing the video.
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Thanks for stopping by, Susan! It was gorgeous and I didn’t fall in the snow. Bonus!
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Wow what a hike. Must have taken a while to get up that high though? Weather looks perfect for a long walk too. Fantastic scenery.
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Thanks, Jonno! Our walk took less than two hours but we stopped a lot along the way. Oxygen was scarce at 13,000 feet! LOL!
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Duuuuude those pictures could come out on NatGeo. Dude! It looks so beautiful and peaceful, no wonder you’re so Zen and positive, you’re surrounded by all that. I’m enjoying the hiking series 🙂 plus we might be headed to Colorado next semester. I’ll let you know as the date gets closer 🙂 GREAT PICS!
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Such terrific photos that I feel as if I trotted along with you like a third dog.
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Hahaha! I’m so glad you came along for the ride, Rachel. Thanks for stopping by!
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Just beautiful!
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