Letters to a friend...: Peanuts and Meridian lakes - part 3 of Independence Day trip 2015

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Sunday, September 13, 2020

Peanuts and Meridian lakes - part 3 of Independence Day trip 2015

To read previous parts:
Cottonwood Pass, Taylor Park Reservoir - part 1 of Independence Day trip 2015
Lake Irwin - part 2 of Independence Day trip 2015

We passed Crested Butte again, drove around the town and stopped near Peanut Lake.

Peanut Lake is a small and nice lake surrounded by meadows. All areas around the lake were covered by blooming flowers and at this moment we clearly understood why Crested Butte is often called the Wildflowers Capital of Colorado.

We had our lunch there and enjoyed the scent of thousands of flowers, surrounding views and fresh mountain air.

After having lunch we jumped into the car and moved again, we still have some plans to see Meridian Lake. We crossed endless fields, passed Crested Butte Mountain which you can see from any place at the town.

We passed by endless blooming meadows and finally we parked our car and started on the trail running up. The trail was straight and we expected to see the lake when it made a 180 degrees turn and... now it looked like an endless straight road running between tall aspens.

Though the trail wasn't really steep, we were a little bit tired and moved slowly. After about a half an hour hike we made another turn and were stunned with an amazing view at the lake.

The very long (about a mile) lake was very narrow. It looked like a needle forgotten between two steep slopes. The water was a mirror-like and the reflection looked unbelievable.

The sun rays were coming through the aspen trees and the flowers were all around. We all agreed that seeing this place was worth hours of drive and long hike (not really that long).