First Visit to Hollowell Park

October 2, 2009

The entrance to Hollowell Park can be found just as Bear Lake Road starts to climb from Moraine Park.  There are picnic tables and restrooms ...

as well as parking for the many hikes one can take from this location.  We hiked the Hollowell Park Trail which rolled gently for several hundred yards through a pleasant meadow dotted with Aspen trees.  Unfortunately, we weren't aware that the Mill Creek Basin Trail would have taken us to active beaver ponds!  The main beaver pond's dam is about 6' high with a very large lodge in the center of the pond.  Maybe the Summer of 2010 will be the summer we actually find beavers!

The views fron Hollowell Park were gorgeous.  We were especially excited to find this one of Long's Peak, though; we think it is the exact view, with much superior photograpy,  that is now hanging in Highlander!  Can't wait to see if you all agree!