Keystone, Colorado - Day 7

Today was our last day in Keystone so we knew we had to end it with a bang. Jim and I headed out for a filling breakfast before we started our final day hiking. We had read about Eaglesmere so decided to check it out. The funny thing about the backroads of the mountains is that they have multiple names so my dear Garmin (aka Betsy the Bitch) was having troubles finding her way... which was pretty frustrating! The area in which we drove to find the trail was beautiful and remote which made finding the correct roads a bit of a challenge!

We started at the trailhead for the Eaglesmere. We weren't clear on the total distance of the trail but we started around 11 a.m. so we figured we had plenty of time to be explorers.

The trail included a variety as we walked through tall wild flowers and grasses, and an area of evergreens only to land ourselves at a beautiful waterfall and wonderful rock formation. Although the official bridge for the trail was out of working order we still found away to cross.....

The trail came to a point where you could continue on Eaglesmere or take a new trail. Since we wanted to see new views along the way we decided to take a new trail even though we weren't sure how long it would take and were we would official end up as the map wasn't very clear.

After seven hours of hiking we ended at the entry for Surprise Lake trail only to find we had to hike back up to the Eaglesmere parking lot. It was a long hike but a great way to end the week. For dinner we all enjoyed a great meal and drinks at Dillon Dam Brewery.