The third pic is of a group of hikers who were behind us. Their Golden Retriever was loving the lake 🙂

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~Morgan~

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A Few more scenes we thoroughly enjoyed while hiking round Monarch Lake during our recent trip to Colorado.

Monarch Lake is surrounded by miles of trails and we enjoyed the 4-Mile hike, making the trek in just under 2 1/2 hours! (Thunder and impending rain hastened our steps!)

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~Morgan~

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On our last full day in Colorado, we spent the afternoon hiking around Monarch Lake and enjoyed some truly Impossible Beauty (Thanks Michelle from BOOK CHAT for the title idea!)

The sign that said Wilderness amid the wilderness just made us laugh:)

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~Morgan~

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A Few of the sights on the way up to Pikes Peak.  The last image is of Diamond Rock, which is a natural formation fortuitously placed 🙂

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~Morgan~

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The Red landscape atop Pikes Peak reminded both Eric and I of Mars.
We rode the Cog Train up to the peak, strolled around while it snowed, then rode back down 🙂

~Morgan~

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Nothing more spectacular than looking DOWN onto clouds from 14000 feet up on Pikes Peak 🙂

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~Morgan~