The previous day was a washout with lots of rain, and this morning looked a little questionable with a low overcast obscuring everything up high.  So I decided to try something low this morning; Cub Lake.

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1. The trail crosses the Big Thompson River shortly after leaving the trailhead.

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2. Soon Stones Peak comes into view briefly.  It's good to see that the clouds are breaking up to the west.

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3. I can't believe my good fortune!  I found a rare mountain egg!  Baby mountains hatch out of these huge rock eggs!

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4. There are several small ponds along the way.

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5. I think these are called Tall Coneflower.  There were lots of these along the trail.

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6. The trail.

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7. A little color.

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8. Everything was still wet from the rains last night and yesterday.  The water droplets were shining brightly in the sun as it begins to break through the clouds.

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9. Water droplets on leaves.

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10. An interesting splash from a small waterfall.

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11. It's turning into a very nice day!  This is looking toward Stones Peak again.

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12. Another small pond.

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13. A splash of color.

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14. The trail enters a large stand of aspen.

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15. The aspens stand tall, reaching for the clearing skies.

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16. This is Cub Lake with it's large ring of Pond Lilies.

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17. I walked along the shore of the lake and found this family of ducks.