We were excited the next morning because we had our breakfast to look forward to. Once we got up, we headed over to "Donut Haus" for some donuts and coffee. The donuts there are amazing.
After a relaxing breakfast, it was time to do a little exploring. So we packed up and headed out of town. Being the end of January, most of the trails were snowed in or closed. But, we found a cool little trail to explore. It was FS 330 also known as Bright Trail and it topped out at only 8800 ft, so it wasn't totally snowed in.
The trail started out a little muddy with long sections of 4" deep mud. After about a quarter mile we came to a open area and stopped for a snack.
After that we headed farther up the trail. It's an easy trail but it did have some fun sections where I actually got out to check for clearance. We dragged the mud flaps but never got close to scraping anything.
As we climbed higher we got into some snow. I hopped out just to see how deep it was and noticed that the center of the trail was just reaching the bottom of the front diff.
We stopped and explored on foot a bit.
It turns out that there is a neat overlook right off the trail here. Unfortunately, it had begun to snow and the view of Long's Peak was obscured. Still it was a beautiful place to be.
After that, we continued on a little way to the end of the trail. I was hoping to get a chance to use my TREDs but the Waggy never skipped a beat in the snow.
Heading back, Wifey drove the whole way!
We aired back up and explored some of the small towns in the area. Here's a neat Catholic Church that we passed.
We stopped at a marker for Enos A. Mills, the "father of Rocky Mountain National Park". Apparently this was the site of his homestead.
I could see a cabin tucked back in the trees but I don't know if it is his old cabin:
After that, it was time to head home. It wasn't a real "adventure" but it was a fun couple of days!
That's all for now!
