Yesterday I surprised Matthew with a birthday hike up the Woodland Lake trail, starting from the Hessie trailhead near Eldora. It was one of the most beautiful hikes I've been on. You follow a creek through dense spruce-fir forest and climb over 2000 feet to reach two lakes near the treeline. It's about 11 miles round trip.
Looking across Woodland Lake, the shallower of the two lakes. It's only 7 feet deep at the deepest point.
Here, boy! Maxwell goes for a swim.
Looking back on Woodland Lake from the trail to Skyscraper Reservoir.
Maxwell on the shore of Skyscraper Reservoir. He wore his backpack on the hike and carried most of our supplies. What a good helper puppy! 
Maxwell fetching a skick in Skyscraper Reservoir. Notice the patches of snow up on the mountain. We were up at about 11,200 feet here.
We skirted around to the far side of Skyscraper Reservoir, where a glacial trickle feeds into the lake. The wildflowers here were spectacular, and so were the butterflies.
Matthew and Maxwell say hi from the top floor of a run-down old mining cabin along the trail.
Matthew and Maxwell pose on the trail.
Looking across Woodland Lake, the shallower of the two lakes. It's only 7 feet deep at the deepest point.Here, boy! Maxwell goes for a swim. Looking back on Woodland Lake from the trail to Skyscraper Reservoir.Maxwell on the shore of Skyscraper Reservoir. He wore his backpack on the hike and carried most of our supplies. What a good helper puppy!
Maxwell fetching a skick in Skyscraper Reservoir. Notice the patches of snow up on the mountain. We were up at about 11,200 feet here. We skirted around to the far side of Skyscraper Reservoir, where a glacial trickle feeds into the lake. The wildflowers here were spectacular, and so were the butterflies.So, after our hike, we were tired and sore, but it was totally worth it. We're looking forward to the next one.
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