Taylor Lake to Hancock Lake
Friday – Sunday, August 17-19, 2012
I went to work on Friday with all my camping gear loaded in my Jeep, but no plans on where to go. I just knew I wanted to get up in the mountains for two nights, but not to the San Juan’s again. When I finally left work, I decided to make my way towards Aspen since I haven’t been that way for a while. As I was driving to Aspen I tried to think of any lakes that I could camp by to hopefully catch a good sunrise, and the only one I could think of was Taylor Lake, so that’s where I headed.
As I was driving up to Taylor Pass on the Express Creek Road, the late evening sunlight was filtered through a thick layer of smoke that has blanketed most of Colorado all week causing it to appear much warmer than normal.
Yellow Road by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Driving up the final switchback to reach Taylor Pass.
To Taylor Pass by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
The sun getting close to setting behind the Elk Mountains. The sky still filled with smoke.
Smoky Sun by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr