Woodland Lake Hike 08/18/2015
This hike was 11.8 miles (includes an additional mile or more from
the parking lot) with a vertical rise of 2203 feet.  This hike also went
to the Skyscraper Reservoir.
Woodland Lake with many wildflowers. (large)
The crossings have very good
bridges.
Hessie Trailhead west  of
Nederland.
The Skyscraper Reservoir.
Soon the first large waterfall.
The first view of Woodland Lake.
At about 5 miles the forest starts
to give way to the treeline.
From the east side of Woodland
Lake looking west.
With every opening in the forest  there are wildflowers.
The dam of the reservoir actually
leaked.
Looking east from the dam at
Woodland Lake.
Near the trailhead the first
clearing view.
The different trails separate at this
crossing.
On the west side a waterfall
feeding the lake from the reservoir.
We start going west to the
Skyscraper Reservoir.
The Skyscraper Reservoir is
above treeline.
The Skyscraper Reservoir is
above treeline.
Panoramic of the Skyscraper
Reservoir. (large)
A closer look at Woodland Lake
from the reservoir.
Some of the many kinds of
wildflowers seen on the hike.
We start the 6 mile hike back.
Woodland Lake looking west from
the outlet drainage.
Woodland Lake's outlet drainage
was a mass of trees and brush.