I went hiking with a co-worker in
Indian Peaks Wilderness. We went to Mitchell Lake and then on to
Blue Lake (which looked more like black lake to me) at 11,440 feet. It was 5 miles round-trip.
Mitchell Lake
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A pond on the way to Blue Lake...
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Blue Lake (if you click on the picture to see the enlarged version you can see a tiny waterfall to the right of me).