Our hike to Cub Lake

Before arriving in Denver, we decided to visit the Rocky Mountain National Park and set out on our first hike. After purchasing both a year round pass, a topographical map and a guide book, we set out on the Cub Lake trail. There were quite a few hikers out that day, many of them returning from overnight trips. Something Mike and I will tackle one day…

About two miles into the hike we took the following rapids picture. I dipped my fingers into the river and was amazed at how cold the water was.

About three and a half miles into the hike I started to wonder how we would return to the car in the next half mile when it seemed like we were still out in the middle of no where! Well, low and behold, I thought we were out on a four mile hike, but instead it was actually six! After we finished the hike, Mike informed me that he was pleasantly surprised that I made it the entire way without one complaint!

Here’s a picture of me about 3/4 of a mile from the end.

This coming weekend we plan on heading back to Rocky Mountain National Park and look forward to hitting the trails again. We’ll make sure to take our camera and let you know how it was and how we did.

We plan on trying an 11k elevation hike this time around…