| The Gem Lake Trail and Twin Owls hikes are 5.31 miles with a vertical climb of 968 feet. |
| Panoramic from the trailhead parking lot. |
| Panoramic of Gem Lake. |
| The trees that grow out of boulders are always there! |
| The Gem Lake trailhead. |
| The trail was well built with steps. |
| Joanne is overwelmed with boulders. |
| Right photos: We come across a perfect round hole in a rock! |
| Gem Lake in RMNP 8/30/2015 |
| This hike for the most part is around boulders. |
| This tree looked like it was trimmed. |
| Panoramic as we approach the lake. |
| Panoramic of Gem Lake from the south. |
| Panoramic of Gem Lake from the north. |
| Gem Lake from the south. |
| We pose at the scenic Gem Lake. |
| Panoramic of Estes Park. |
| We start back. |
| The Twin Owls Trail |
| A look to the east from trailhead. |
| The rock formation named Twin Owls from the south. |
| The rock formation named Twin Owls from the east. |
| The trail before it goes south to return to the trailhead parking lot. |
| The streams in August for the most part are dry. |
| Looking east, Gem Lake is located between these two rock formations. |
| The trail goes east with these views to the north. |
| We approach the parking lot from the west. |
| Twin Owls from the southwest. |
| View to the west from trailhead. |
| Richard on the Gem Lake trail in August of 2018. |