Today we drove back out to the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness area. This will be our last hike in this area. It was snowing when we started this morning and about 32 degrees, thank goodness for Gortex. We hiked the Mica Lake trail #1162, you get to this trail via the Gilpin lake trail. When you get to the split take the left fork and follow it up the mountain to the lake. It was a little more than 5 miles of climbing and 10,460 ft in elevation. It took us about 3 1/2 hours to get there, the wind picked up and the snow was getting heavier and heavier. Our usual routine is to have lunch when we reach the top but due to the weather and more snow rolling in we took a quick break and started back down the mountain. It really was beautiful around the lake, just wish the visibility would have been better. You could see a glimpse of Mt. Agnes and little Agnes through the snow. The actual route to the lake was beautiful as well but a little less scenic in parts due to the Hinman Park Fire back in 2002. There are a number of charred trees and open areas. We were pleased that we were able to conquer this one......
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