2025 Colorado Trip Day 5 - Backpacking Lizard Head Wilderness; Telluride

This morning we hiked back down the mountain due to rain, so we didn’t make it to Navajo Lake but did see gorgeous sunrise off the mountains before the rain started. Once we got everything settled in the 4-Runner, we ate bologna sandwiches, drank a beer and headed down the road to Telluride. Checked into our hotel Mountainside Inn in Telluride then walked the River Walk to find dinner. Ate at Floradora Saloon, outside with Bindi. Very good food and drinks, better than expected. Walked around Telluride then back to our hotel and Scott got in the outdoor jacuzzi while Chris sat in outdoor sitting area with Bindi and had a glass of wine because she didn’t bring a swimsuit.

2025 Colorado Trip Day 4 - Backpack Into Lizard Head Wilderness

Backpacked into Lizard Head Wilderness on the Woods Lake/Navajo Lake trail. Ascended 2200 ft in approximately 2-2.5 miles. Experienced total exhaustion. Camped at tree line, about 11,520 ft altitude. Not as good of sleep as night before. Note to self: buy new sleeping pads if ever backpack again. 

No photos because we were EXHAUSTED!

2025 Colorado Trip Day 3 - Woods Lake Campground

Day 3 of CO trip.  Breakfast at the hotel then we drove to Woods Lake Campground, next to Lizard Head Wilderness, Telluride area. Drive through Ridgeway and Montrose to get there. Nice drive! Camped at site 28. Walked around the lake some, very pretty small lake. Made cheese quesadillas and black bean soup for dinner. Scott made a nice fire and we had a full, or v close to full, moon that lit up the sky and mountains. Sleeping wasn’t too bad in the tent though quite cozy with Bindi in the tent with us.

Woods Lake