Tag: Dream Lake

Nymph, Dream, and Emerald Lakes (Rocky Mountain National Park, CO)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Colorado, Moderate Hikes, Rocky Mountain National Park5 Comments

The 1.8 mi. (one-way) hike to Emerald Lake is a Rocky Mountain NP classic: excellent mountain views, wildflowers, and flowing rapids, interrupted only by the serenity of three high-altitude lakes (four, if you include Bear). The final leg, from Dream to Emerald Lakes, is particularly spectacular. The downside, of course, is that the relative ease …

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Lake Haiyaha Loop (Rocky Mountain National Park, CO)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Colorado, Moderate Hikes, Rocky Mountain National Park4 Comments

For all its wonders, Rocky Mountain National Park boasts relatively few half-day to day loop hikes, so the Lake Haiyaha loop described here stands out as an exception (for a full-day loop hike, try the Fern-Odessa-Cub Lake loop). In addition to Haiyaha, the loop hits several other notable destinations, including Alberta Falls and Dream, Nymph, …

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