The River Trail

We enjoyed this trail very much. We started out about 10:20 am and arrived back at the car at about 2:30 pm. It crosses the river right at the start then you don’t see it again for an hour or so as you climb up through dense forest and arrive at a meadow. Then the trail continues through deep old growth forest skirting around the meadow with the river running through it. The only people we passed were two guys on horseback. We kept Penelope on the leash and used her “Gentle leader” that fits over her nose and keeps her from pulling on us like a sled dog.

The day was quite warm but the trail was shaded most of the time. We love the smell of the pine mulch on the forest floor and the sounds of the babbling brooks and streams. That and the feel of the sun, the vivid blue sky, and the sounds of breezes approaching through the pines is what we’d like to pass down to our grand kids someday. Pictures just don’t do it, you have to experience it!

We passed a grove of aspens that were already turning golden. Word is that the aspens will turn earlier this year because of the drought. Coming back we took the Meadow Loop and sat by the river on a log to eat our bagel sandwiches. It was glorious.