A few of us at Kyjen did a short backpacking trip last weekend to a beautiful lake in the Collegiate Peaks area of Colorado, outside the town of Buena Vista.

Because the hike was a short 3 miles, we thought it would be no problem to bring some extra gear and good food.  Boy were we wrong! Several of our packs weighed over 60 pounds making for a tough hike both ways. It did not help that we also had to carry some extra kids gear with us too.

While camping at around 11,000 feet, several of us froze at night as we did not have adequate tents or sleeping bags. Despite warm sunny day time temperatures of 75, the night time temperature dropped to 38 degrees.

We caught and ate wonderful fresh poached trout (just cooked with water in a pan with some lemon salt added).  Not the slightest bit fishy tasting, even those that were skeptical to try it loved it!

One problem though… we were so busy having fun, we forgot to take enough pictures! But, enjoy the few here that we did take. And don’t forget to plan a trip to Colorado before you die!

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