Table of Contents
Introduction 1
How to Use This Guide 4
Transportation 5
History 5
Geology 7
Weather 9
Flora 10
Fauna 12
Wilderness 13
Park Fees 13
Pets 14
Camping 14
Trail Finder 16
Map Legend 18
The Hikes
Lumpy Ridge and Cow Creek 19
1 Gem Lake 20
2 Balanced Rock 23
3 Bridal Veil Falls 26
4 West Creek Falls 30
Mummy Range 34
5 Ypsilon Lake 35
6 Crystal Lake 40
7 Fall River Road 44
8 Ypsilon Mountain, Mounts Chiquita and Chapin 48
9 Mirror Lake 53
West Side 56
10 Fall River Pass to Milner Pass 57
11 Mount Ida 60
12 Coyote Valley 63
13 Big Meadows 66
14 Haynach Lakes 71
15 Lake Nanita 74
16 Adams Falls 78
17 Lake Verna 82
18 Shadow Mountain Fire Lookout 86
Never Summers 90
19 Lulu City Site 91
20 Little Yellowstone Canyon 94
21 Lake of the Clouds 98
Bear Lake 102
22 Bear Lake Nature Trail 103
23 Odessa Lake 106
24 Flattop Mountain/Odessa Gorge Overlook 110
25 Hallett Peak 113
26 Taylor Peak/Andrews Glacier 116
27 Bieirstadt Lake 121
28 Dream Lake 126
29 Emerald Lake 129
30 Lake Haiyaha 134
Glacier Gorge 138
31 Mills Lake 139
32 Black Lake 143
Loch We 148
33 Alberta Falls 149
34 The Loch 154
35 Timberline Falls 158
36 Sky Pond 162
Bear Lake Road 165
37 Cub Lake 166
38 The Pool 170
39 Sprague Lake 174
Trail Ridge East 177
40 Deer Mountain 178
41 Timberline Pass 182
42 Windy Gulch 186
43 Toll Memorial 190
44 Trail Ridge Road in Winter 193
Tahosa Valley 197
45 The Keyhole 198
46 Longs Peak 202
47 Chasm Lake 207
48 Twin Sisters Peaks 211
49 Lily Lake 214
50 Estes Cone 217
Wild Basin 220
51 Aliens Park Trail to Calypso Cascades 221
52 Finch Lake 225
53 Ouzel Falls 230
54 Lion Lake #1 235
55 Bluebird Lake 239
Hike Index 243
About the Author 245