Grizzly Lake

Our friends scored a campsite in a popular area up Lincoln Creek on Independence Pass outside of Aspen, CO, so we decided to go for an adventure. Lincoln Creek is accessed by a four-wheel-drive road that hosts several campsites that is almost always crowded due to it's proximity to Aspen and the numerous alpine hikes available.

We were planning on hiking Grizzly Lake one day and Petroleum Lake the next day. We made it to Grizzly Lake, a beautiful scenic high-alpine lake. The entire hike was beautiful starting with aspens and fields of wildflowers and ending with snowfields and craggy rock peaks. The following day, unfortunately, the rain kept us from exploring Petroleum Lake. Another day, another adventure.