Horsetooth Reservoir

Saturday, June 27th 2009

There was a rare alignment of the stars so that Kelly and Haresh both had a weekend free from family obligations. Naturally that called for a hike followed by Beer and a James Bond movie.

Our hike was to Lory State Park at Horsetooth Reservoir which is just west of Ft. Collins where Haresh lives. Kelly and I travelled to the far North to meet Haresh for a big breakfast to fuel our hike.

Panorama of Horsetooth Reservoir
A panorama of Horsetooth Reservoir, facing East with Ft. Collins in the background.

Google Earth Snapshot
The GPS tracklog from our hike.

Haresh mugging for the camera
Haresh mugging for the camera.

Kelly resting
Kelly resting after climbing steadily for the last half mile.

View of North Horsetooth Reservoir
View of North Horsetooth Reservoir from a notch in the rocks.

Cactus in bloom
Cactus in bloom.

Bluebells
Bluebells.

Thistle bloom
Thistle bloom.

Party in North Eltuck Bay
Haresh and Kelly walking down to the North Eltuck Bay. The boaters were having quite a party and playing Michael Jackson loud enough to be heard for miles.