Diamond Lake Loop Hike 9/2/08
View of Rollins Pass at 1.89
miles from the Hessie Trailhead.
The high point of the hike at
11,436 feet and 5.75 miles from the
trailhead.  The mountain is
Arapaho Peak.
Waterfall on Middle Boulder
Creek.
On the Devils Thumb Trail at 4
miles from the trailhead.
Diamond Lake, a very beautiful
area of a very beautiful planet.
View to the west from the Arapaho
Pass Trail.
The Diamond Lake Loop hike was a loop hike of 13.9 miles starting
from the Hessie Trailhead west of Nederland.  We hiked 9.6 miles and
hitch hiked 4.2  miles.  The vertical rise was 2363 feet.  This hike
included the trail of the Diamond Lake Hike in June.
Group of Boy Scouts doing the
Loop Hike.
Middle Boulder Creek crossing