General Hike Avalanche and Colden Lakes

Derek and I had originally planned to hike Gray, Redfield, and Cliff mountains. Like typical men, we changed our minds while en route. Actually, the dynamics of our hike changed from the previous high peak hike, we were off to a late start, and snowshoes. This was the first time this season snowshoes were needed (required).

We opted to make this a conditioning hike, and downshifted and took a nice walk into Avalanche and Colden lakes. It was a 10.04-mile round trip hike that offered some beautiful views. I made my attempt at capturing this, but nothing compares to actually standing on the lakes soaking in the views. Our change of plans diverted us from taking the trail to lake Arnold and going straight up to Avalanche lake. This gave us another opportunity to meet up with some wonderful people. We ran into Inge, Geoff, and his wife Emily. We had a nice chat and found out they were heading to Marshal. Last I saw of them Geoff was trying to catch up with them. It was nice to meet them, and a great day for a hike.