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A 5.4 mile out-and-back hike that passes numerous waterfalls and cascades. The trail begins by following North St. Vrain Creek to Copeland Falls, a series of falls dropping 12ft. Later, the trail crosses the creek and climbs to Calypso Cascades, a 90ft series of cascades streaming down the mountain fed by Cony Creek. After crossing the cascades on a series of bridges, the trail climbs another mile to Ouzel Falls, a 60ft waterfall fed by Ouzel Creek. Turn around here for the 5.4mi hike or continue on to Ouzel or Bluebird Lakes if you desire a longer trek.
A loop trail that starts through open terrain that was burned in a forest fire in 2000. The trail descends down to South Boulder Creek where there is a picnic area and several small waterfalls. The trail then heads south in Eldorado Canyon State Park where you can often view trains traveling along the Rio Grande Railroad. The trail then circles back towards South Boulder Creek and another waterfall as it passes into Eldorado Canyon. From there you start climbing again as you circle back to your starting point.
The Upper Yosemite Falls trail is a workout, climbing 2750+ feet over 2.5 miles from the valley floor to the top of the falls. The trail begins climbing immediately as you traverse numerous switchbacks up the side of the mountain through rocky, forest terrain. As the trail levels off and you circle the mountain, the forest cover begins to thin out, giving you views of the valley and the falls. Then, more climbing begins as you circle and scale the backside of the mountain and reach the falls from behind. In good weather, you’ll have views of the entire valley from the Upper Yosemite Falls overlook.

The first picture is Reynolds Creek as it runs down from Logan Pass. The second image is the waterfall that occurs just below the first picture as the creek runs down the mountain. I shot these just before sunset, so this particular valley was completely in shadow. This allowed me to do some long exposures…

Get ready. You’re about to inundated over the next couple of days with pictures from my first trip to Glacier National Park. I headed up there for two days and two nights on a weekend in July. My RMSP Summer Intensive group didn’t have classes scheduled for Monday morning, so I head up Saturday morning…

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