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June 20, 2019
Chinn's Reservoir
Today, I decided to eat in Idaho Springs, and then try riding my bike (AT) up to some of the lakes above Alice and St Mary's Glacier.
First, I tried to make it to Chinn's Lake/Sherwin Lake, but it was crazy steep, with a river of melting snow coming down the trail, so I turned back without making it to Chinn's. I'm reasonably sure it's still snowed in. Massive piles of snow on the sides of the road.
Then, I tried to make it to Fall River Reservoir. I saw a guy come down on an ATV, and he said it was open. So, I tried to make it up to Fall River Reservoir, but I came to a place that was snowed in across the road about 2'-3' high...a berm of snow, and I decided not to try to cross that. But, reportedly, the lake is just on the other side of it, and you can walk to it from there.
So, I turned back, and then decided to try to make it up to Loch Lomond. The first gate that I came to was opened, and so I kept riding, but the road was a lot rougher than I remembered. It started raining on me pretty hard, so I turned back. I'm not clear if it's possible to make it to Loch Lomond or not. But they are forecast for more snow this weekend, if you can believe it.
Posted by Rob Kiser on June 20, 2019 at 9:19 PM
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