Cheyenne Mountain and Lake Isabel Labor Day 2014

Sometimes when Gary and I are roaming around, we just can't bring our selves to stop touring. After all, we live in one of the most beautiful places on earth. Who can blame us? Such was the case one day when we ended up, by way of a meandering detour on a Cheyenne Mountain trail and then, since we weren't quite done seeing pretty things yet, drove further south into the wet mountains to Lake Isabel.

Now, this was a while back So, I'm just going to post some pics and let them jog my memory. Enjoy! 

This is the view looking up from the parking lot at the trail head.

And on the other side, facing the trail.

Just a little tree cave on the trail.

Looking down at the fun drive up the hill to the trailhead.

Obligatory "us" selfie.

Gary is so photogenic! Jealous!

There's just something about yucca that's hard to resist snapping.

Gary goofing off, pretending to roll a boulder.

Just a cool shot of the native plants.

More yucca. See? Told ya.

The view back down the trail.

On one side of the trail, there is all this!

At the lower parking lot as we left, I snapped this shot of the falls. There's a trail up the mountain there, too.

En-route to Lake Isabel, where we didn't even know we were going to end up. LOL

More en-route.

When we got out to view the Lake, this was along our path. So pretty! Love the woods!

Lake Isabel

Under the bridge at the lake.

So, you guys, not many shots of Lake Isabel, sorry. maybe next time. We have been up there quite a bit. The wet mountains are pretty cool. Weather like NY. Scenery like Colorado. Plus, Bishop's Castle is there. But that's a story for another blog.