Day 3: Frisco and Glenwood

I awoke the next morning at 6 am, feeling groggy, because I feel asleep around 7 the previous evening. I watched Gladiator while I packed my bag. The house was slowly coming awake and we decided to go into town to get some food. Butterhorn Bakery was our choice in Frisco's little thoroughfare of log-built storefronts. If you ever go, make sure you get the "Eggy Bread".

After returning back to Ben's place in Frisco, we found two people snow biking down a small hill across from the house. We joined them, though weren't nearly as adventurous. Then, we headed out for Glenwood and Aspen.

We'd been told at REI that the drive through Glenwood Canyon is among the most beautiful in Colorado. We'd also heard there had been a rockslide through the canyon the previous week, cutting off traffic in both directions for a while, resulting in a 150 detour.

When we reached the Canyon, we found that the first statement was true, and the second was true, though already cleared, except for some extensive road damage. Realizing that Sara's proposed hike was in this canyon, we decided it was worth it. Hanging Lake is a natural formation of a lake on the side of a mountain due to some strange limestone formation. Half way up the mountain, the snow hadn't melted yet and a chute of ice had been created running halfway down the mountain. Which lead to fun results.

Afterwards, we joined Sara's friends, Chappy and Liz in Glenwood for brews before they put us up for the night.