We took advantage of the town’s close proximity to the national park and planned a hiking day. Cars aren’t allowed into the park so you have the option of either walking an hour to the lake or getting a taxi to take you. We opted for the taxi to save our feet the extra four hours there and back. I now know why the taxis are Jeeps as they go over bumps very fast and the ride probably only takes around 15 minutes where a walk would take 2 hours. It is a very bumpy ride in the back of one of these cars.

The park has been by far a highlight of the trip. The Jeep dropped our group off close to the lake where we would then start our hike. I could look at the mountains all day. The walk was a steady uphill, past a waterfall to another lake and then on to a viewpoint. We started around 6,100 feet elevation and went up to 7,100 feet. You could tell the air was thinner but we had plenty of breaks since there were so many people on the trail. I’m sure this is one of the more popular hikes in the park. I wish I had more time to explore the park as we only really saw a fraction of the park. (There are over 200 lakes in the park and I only saw 2.) I would highly recommend this area in the summer if you are looking for a good place to go hiking. I really had a hard time narrowing down the pictures because I took so many.

Here is a short video from just before the viewpoint. It really was beautiful.