Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the icons of Colorado when it comes to mountain scenery and natural wonders to behold. The trails we have visited over our 30+ years in Colorado are numerous and the stories behind them multi-fold, from llama trekking, to search and rescue helicopter crashes, to twice summitting Long’s Peak (a fourteener), and stories of courting Suzie in our early years together. “The Park” is at the center of many of our adventures. Instead of posting multiple different trips, we decided to collects some of our favorite haunts in the park in one blog collection of mini-blogs that will be updated periodically with new trips. Enjoy the blog and find a few of these trips to do on your own to start your own adventure!
Loch Vale
Loch Vale is in the Bear Lake area of RMNP. It has one of the prettiest cirques to visit in the park. Park or ride the shuttle bus to Glacier Gorge parking area. While you can take the Glacier Gorge trail to get to Loch Vale, we frequent the Climber’s trail which is a secret trail that cuts off about ¾ of a mile and circumvents Glacier Gorge Falls which can be a bit of a zoo in the high season. Drop us a note if you would like to know about how to find this secret locals trail. Read the captions for more interesting details.
