Hartenstein Lake In Chaffee County, Colorado (Photos - June 5, 2007)
June 5, 2007 - I hiked from the Denny Creek Trailhead to
Hartenstein Lake in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness. I begin this picture
collection with a photo of Mt. Princeton taken somewhere along the trail
past the "Y" turnoff for Mt. Yale.
The early morning sun reflected quite
nicely on the Hartenstein Lake and Browns Pass junction sign. My original
plan was to hike to Browns Pass, but as noted in the two photos below, there
was way too much snow on the trail. Instead, I trekked over to Hartenstein Lake.
Like I said, I had planned to visit Browns Pass but there
was simply way too much snow to get through on the trail. I'll most certainly return back
when summer begins, for Browns Pass is on my list to visit for my
Continental Divide web site. ;)
Two photos of the scenery as I hiked to Hartenstein Lake.
There it is ... Hartenstein Lake! The lighting was horrible
for this photo, I'll admit.
It was definitely on the cloudy side for much of
the hike (7 a.m. to 10 a.m.), but I managed to get this decent photo of Mt. Yale way out there in the background. I like it!
-Photos provided by Steve Garufi in Buena Vista, Colorado.
His web site is www.ColoradoGuy.com.
