Lion Gulch

After visiting the Stanley Hotel we went for a hike on the Lion Gulch Trail. It was a very pretty trail that kept close to a frozen creek. We delighted in letting Henry onto the ice to slip around Bambi style. It was Henry's first total off leash walk in the woods, and I was very nervous though he did well and knackered himself running.

The hike goes to old homesteads, but after a couple of miles the trail turned into a sheet of ice and we turned back promising ourselves to return in the spring. During the walk Linton and I noticed our bodies are more thoroughly acclimated to the altitude, though we did go home to soak in the tub and sleep like stones.