Hanging Lake State Park 2006/2012 |
The park is located near Glenwood Springs. The lake is at the top of a 500 foot cliff. It is a 3.2 mile hike with a vertical climb of 981 feet. There are two hikes, one in 2006 and the other in 2012. |
Hanging Lake in 2006. |
The three falls of Spouting Rock in 2006. |
Side view of Bridal Veil Falls at Hanging Lake in 2006 |
The Hanging Lake State Park Visitor Center in 2012 |
Hanging Lake 2012 |
Spouting Falls in 2012 |
Hanging Lake is located at the top of a cliff. This is half way up that cliff. |
Glenwood Canyon bicycle trail by Hanging Lake State Park. |
The trailhead for the 1.6 mile hike to Hanging Lake. |
The trail is totally in canyon. |
There is one man made shelter along the trail. It has a hole in the roof from falling rock. |
And there is one nature made shelter along the trail. |
The trail starts up the canyon wall. |
The lookout point half way up the canyon wall. |
The lake in 2012 after a dry summer. |
Bridal Veil Falls in 2006 still had melting snow. |
From behind Bridal Veil Falls at Hanging Lake in 2012 |
We start back with another view from the lookout point. |
The trail back is below the hundreds of feet of canyon walls. |
The Hanging Lake State Park Visitor Center in the autumn of 2012. |