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2025
Cripple Creek and Cache Meadow
We were surprised to see another vehicle at the crossing point on 4635
Approaching the 4635-140 spur road on the Cripple Creek trail
Cripple Creek trail was VERY wet - running water on a lot of it.
The confusing junction of trails where the Cripple Creek and Cache Meadow trails intersect
Lots of trail signs where Cripple Creek and Cache Meadow trails intersect
Old trail sign where Cripple Creek and Cache Meadow trails intersect
A small creek we crossed on the Cache Meadow trail
One of the (very wet) meadows at Cache Meadow
There was LOTS of running water on the Cache Meadow trail
There was LOTS of running water on the Cache Meadow trail
There was LOTS of running water on the Cache Meadow trail
Snow started getting deeper on the Cache Meadow trail
Thor was having fun on the snow on the Cache Meadow trail
The trail went thru here somewhere - Cache Meadow trail
Another of the meadows on the Cache Meadow trail - this was more of a pond this time of year
Showing how much snow was still around at Cache Meadow in places
Another of the meadows at Cache Meadow
The snow kept getting deeper on the Cache Meadow trail
Another of the meadows at Cache Meadow
There was literally a river of water coming down the Cache Meadow trail in most places
Sign at Cache Meadow - there used to be a cabin near here.
Another of the meadows at Cache Meadow
We were trying to figure a way thru all the water to head back down the cripple creek trail and Thor just wanted to play on the snow
Cripple Creek Lake on "Trail X"
Raffts on Cripple Creek Lake on "Trail X"
Cripple Creek Lake on "Trail X"
Campsite along Cripple Creek Lake on "Trail X"
Cripple Creek Lake on "Trail X"
Another runoff creek crossing on "Trail X"
This is the junction of "Trail X" and the Cache Meadow trail
I thought this was kind of a cool shot of snow below a rockfield.
View from the rockslide below 4635 on the Cripple Creek trail
Area on Cripple Creek trail below the 4635-130 spur road crossing