Four Wheeling near Camp

Campsite - May Queen - Turquoise Lake, CO

Timberline Lake, CO - Trail

Timberine Lake, CO - Leadville Camping

We took last Friday July 25 off from work and traveled in one car with friends Tim and Seema to our campsite just south west of Leadville, CO. (elevation 10K+) We stayed at MayQueen Campsite with a scenic rating of 9 out of 10 and we were at campsite #19 out of 25. Great spot for two tents. After we established camp we decided to take a hike to Timberline Lake, roughly 4 miles round trip with another 800 ft of elevation gain. The guys were thrilled to finally fish, unfortunately they needed to throw back anything they caught.

Thunder threatened us along the trail but it didn't stop us. Rain finally decided to dampen our hike at 5:30pm but we kept hiking to the Lake so the guys could fish. Seema and Rebecca hiked around the lake in the rain while the guys caught fish. Tim caught three and tossed them all back. Larry got a few nibbles. Needless to say our hike back to camp was wet.

We encountered three stream beds during our hike and one was too large for Rebecca to cross with her summer hiking boots. So she took hers off and crossed the stream barefoot. It was refreshing considering Denver has had 18 days of 90+ degree days on the front rage.

Best Secret in Colorado - Piney River Ranch

Larry and I were invited to one of his previous co-workers surprise 60th birthday party. It was held at Piney River Ranch located 17 miles east of Vail on a forest, dirt road. Needless to say it was a bumpy road in, but the view was spectacularly worth it.

Will was surprised and we had a fabulous BBQ dinner and a great time to catch up with everyone Larry used to work with. Piney River Ranch has camp site, rental cabins and yurts to spend the night. You can go horse back riding, rent canoes, or hike up to the mountain pass.

This has to be the best kept secret in Colorado. I long to return to spend the night and take part in all the fun activities!