Another beautiful day in Colorado. We drove about 35 miles outside of Steamboat for today's hike. It was in the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness area and we chose the Three Island Lake Trail #1163. Trail Beginning: 8150 elevation and ended at 10,950 at junction of the Wyoming trail #1101. At the start of our hike it was 41 degrees. The trail begins in aspen climbing gradually upward to spruce and firs with some lodgepole pine. At Lookout Rock there is a really good view of the South Fork of the Elk River Valley. It was a pretty clear day so the view was incredible. We continued our hike through the thick lush forest and were in awe of the Elk River as it was in constant view throughout most of the hike. We reached the lake in about 2 1/2 hours and decided to forge on on the Wyoming Trail to Continental Divide. We started back down the mountain and ate lunch at Three Island Lake to take in the view, the quietness, and the beauty. We only passed a couple of hunters on the trail the entire day and according to the log we were the only hikers this day.
On our way back to SS we stopped at the Clark Colorado General store. The place was a diamond in the rough. Post office, deli, general store, bakery, Dvd rentals,Liquor, you name they had it. It was a good day.........
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