BMS (Bear, Moraine, and Sprague)

Hiking continued throughout the week following Memorial Day.  Three wonderful hikes were Bear Lake, Moraine Park from the Y, and Sprague Lake.  With six grandchildren ages 3 and under, these have become our favorite hikes!  First, we visited Bear Lake.  We bravely tackled the ice and snow but were not able to go completely around the lake.  One would never have guessed the conditions, given our dress!  But... Once a princess, always a princess!

Bear Lake not only provides appropriate terrain and hiking length for young children, it also offers many huge boulders that beg to be climbed!

And for the parents, Bear Lake offers many gorgeous views.  This is the Keyboard of the Winds, one of my favorite.

Hiking from the Y into Moraine Park is a treat because it requires little or no travel in the car.  Young children especially appreciate this!  Also, there is no concern about full parking lots.  The Big Thompson streams wind through Moraine Park and were especially full this year!

Moraine Park doesn't have many big boulders on which to climb, but there are small rocks which cry out, "Throw me, throw me," and into the rapidly flowing Big Thompson streams they go!  This provides much entertainment!

A highlight of any hike is the snack and this little babe is sure to get hers!

Snack time again!  This time at Sprague Lake.  On a beautiful old fallen tree.

Sprague Lake was built by Abner Sprague who wanted to create excellent fishing with incomparable views of the Continental Divide for the guests at his lodge.  Think he succeeded?  Huh?  These are Otis Peak, Hallett Peak, and Flattop Mt.

...and Hallett Peak and Flattop Mt with Tyndall Glacier in between.