A week later but still a lot of snow on our roads from the Feb 3rd mega-storm.
No need to travel far for our weekly snow trek – er…hike. Been passing a trailhead sign on those work days when I take back roads to avoid large road traffic delays. Teller Farm – seemed good a time as any to explore.
Cows, horses and cow pies – all new experiences for Ro. Check, done 🙂 Growing up on a farm, should have remembered cow pies; unfortunately, I didn’t catch on until well into Ro’s first taste – yuck!
In addition to snow & cow pies – (Lucky for Ro) he met several dogs on this hike too. Hooray! Strangely, lil’ guy never warmed up to cows – though was super interested in all horses near the end of our trail. Horses roll over, frolick, play, enjoy snow – cows lumber and stare. OF COURSE Ro likes horses – like a brotha from another mother 🙂
4th consecutive week for Ro ‘ice walks’: Wonderland Lake, Golden Ponds, Waneka Lake – and now Teller Lake. Go Sno’ Ro!
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- I remember this same sign at Rock Center – NOT!
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- Intro to Cows
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- All carb breakfast – Cow pies! (Yuck)
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- wait, wait, wait…..
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- DOG!
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- Can almost make out the mountains in the background – obscured today by snow clouds (expecting 2 more inches tonite)
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- Can we go?
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- Wouldn’t be a weekly hike without Ro standing on an ice-covered lake
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- I could sit here all day; these dogs are BIG.
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- and a Horse of another colour
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- quick nap before bath time & puppy class
After almost 2 feet of snow, woke up to a sunny Saturday and thought – where can Ro & I hike that doesn’t involve driving to a trailhead?
Waneka Lake in Lafayette is only a mile from my home so this local park worked perfectly in our plans. Iced over and winter home to flocks of Canadian geese and wood ducks, hard to imagine folks paddle-boating here after Memorial Day.
Because of our heavy snow, the walk to Waneka itself provided part of the fun for this day hike. Did I mention – my dog LOVES snow. Burying his head deep in the snow or racing in circles at break-neck speed were prime for this day. Since the lake was frozen, we dropped off the path and snowshoed an area which is usually water – our only competition this day were cross-country skiers and sledders.
Beautiful sunshine, beautiful snow, beautiful day.
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- Skiing, sledding & ice fishing – Colorado
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- Don’t think we’re supposed to drop off the path
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- Waneka Lake in February
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- Help I’m stuck!
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- Wait, wait for me!
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- Snow angels
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- Geese!
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- And I’m sleeping again…long day.
Nope, not THAT ‘On Golden Pond’ but this Boulder County hike still made our 2012 list.
A co-worker recommended I visit her hometown of Longmont and try Golden Ponds.
After thoroughly eviscerating a cattail, Ro completed his weekly ‘ice walk’ — 2nd weekend in a row.
Windy, cool walk but marked Ro’s longest car ride to date — 30 minutes to Longmont. LOVED the Canadian geese — all huddled together, chattering, then TAKE-OFF with surprising huge wing spans. Geese — another new life experience for Ro. Done, check 🙂
Capped off our hike with a crisp view of Long’s Peak — one of Colorado’s 52 14ers — mountains which exceed 14,000 ft elevation.
FAAANTASTIC !
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- Cattail attack!
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- Hey look — Geese!
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- Let me off the leash — I can swim this!
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- Long’s Peak (Reason #103: Why we call this HOME)
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- New fav chew – Pig Ears (sorry my vegan friends…Ro got bored with pumpkin)
