Spring Meets Melting Snow

Last weekend, we were able to ride up to 10,400 feet on the Tworoose Pass Trail.
Snow and mud from melted snow stopped us up high.
Look at the size of this remaining drift!
We saw elk (not quick enough with camera)
and some Rocky Mountain goats. Steve's sharp eyes spotted them long before I could tell they were anything but white rocks. We tried to sneak up on them but found they were in a rather inaccessible area, typical of goats, so we gave up.
The aspen leaves are coming out below 9000 feet, but above that they are still bare.

A few wildflowers are out. New varieties will emerge weekly through August.
On the ride down, we could see our trailer way off in the distance. You'll see it, too, if you enlarge the photo and look for the marker.

The views were great in all directions on this picture perfect day.
In all, we rode 16 miles and covered 3800 feet up and down. Quite a workout for the horses, but they don't seem to mind. They do appreciate some extra flakes of hay for their trouble, though.

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