Alpine Lake

Does this mosaic bring you back to an alpine lake you’ve hiked to? It brings me back to the countless lake hikes I’ve been lucky enough to treck up to in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado where I live as well as in Wyoming, Utah, Montana and Idaho where I’ve gone on fun road trips and quests to see and to enjoy natural wonders new to me.

Alpine lakes may be my favorite hiking destinations. When I lived in Boulder, I loved all the lake hikes in the Rocky Mountain National Park but especially in the Indian Peaks Wilderness which was much closer to the canyon where I lived.

My favorite lake hike in this area was Blue Lake which actually inspired this very mosaic. The entire hike is postcard perfect. Finally when you arrive at the lake, you are encircled by the prettiest peaks. It feels surreal after walking the most colorful wildflower trail to end up encompassed in gray and blue. Its like you arrive in granite cathedral. Its very humbling and awe inspiring.

Today when I look up at the Sangre de Cristo mountains which are the local range near Alamosa where I currently live, I think of all those special bodies of water that are nestled among the high peaks – they truly are magical, mystical places. I feel that this mosaic can take on a new meaning depending on who the new owner will become. Does it make you think of a spacial place you hiked to?