Category: Fred Burr

spring day hike to fred burr reservoir. may 2020.

5/6/2020

Fred Burr Canyon is a beautiful place to hike in the spring,
with the reservoir being a wonderful destination for a day-hike.

A friend and I enjoyed having the reservoir and the trail on the way in to ourselves.
It was pretty windy and chilly at the reservoir, which is to be expected out here this time of year. Spring in the mountains is definitely a time for taking multiple layers!

The snow remaining in the upper elevations adds to the beauty of mountain views.

We enjoyed the surrounding views in all directions as we ate lunch in the sunshine.
The water is still pretty low this time of year, but it will be filling up soon.

God's beauty of nature is all around! :)

The creek below a snow-melt waterfall on the northern canyon wall.

This portion of the creek was such a gorgeous green!

Snow-melt waterfalls are a common sight in the spring.

Unlike the mountain stream waterfalls, these are only temporary.

The many rock formations add much interest along the way.

Round trip distance to the reservoir and back is about 10 miles depending what part you hike around to. Be sure to plan for a few hours so you have time to enjoy it. :)

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fred burr canyon. january 2020.

1/7/2020

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A few pics from a quick little hike up Fred Burr. Hoping to see a moose up here again, but not this time. The only set of tracks ahead of us in the fresh snow on this trek were possibly coyote? Always on the lookout for whatever we might get a chance to see. :)

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mother's day hike to fred burr reservoir. may 2019.

5/15/2019

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A day off in the middle of a stretch of very nice weather, and to the mountains I must go. :)

So we got out for a Mother's Day hike up Fred Burr Canyon to the reservoir -- 10 miles round trip. Beautiful weather and views made it a wonderful day!

I enjoy seeing the little critters ...

... and the snow melt waterfalls on the canyon walls.

My wonderful husband and youngest three girls were my hiking companions for this hike.

I love the aspens!

Maybe a future off-trail destination point?

A beautiful view looking west at the reservoir. May 2019.

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let a bear stop us? ... only temporarily.

6/15/2017

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We set out to hike up Fred Burr to the reservoir about 5 miles in. We've been there before but not in the spring, so I wanted to see it filled up more and hopefully also while there was still some snow on the peaks and ridges.

However, Fred Burr has been the most common trail where we see large game animals (especially moose), and as we were coming around a bend near our destination, we came across a bear meandering on the trail ahead of us and it was headed in our direction.

It didn't appear that the bear had discovered us immediately, so we unhesitatingly retreated back around the bend out of sight and quickly evaluated the situation.

Because the brush was too thick, there wasn't anywhere to easily get off the trail to go around him at a safe distance or to wait for him to pass us by. We also didn't know if it might be a female with cubs nearby. Cubs or no cubs, I didn't want to chance having a confrontation with any bear, so we made the decision to head back and come again another day. Play it safe and let the bear have the trail this time. :)

I so wish I would have had time to at least get a quick pic of the bear before retreating, but we were just too close for me to feel comfortable doing so.

He was about 40 yards away in a clear stretch and the gap was closing as he meandered down the trail, so remaining undiscovered by the bear and creating more distance were my top priorities at the time.

I'm a firm believer that photos are never worth a life, so we came back to give it another try several days later. This time we made it to our destination without any roadblocks. These photos are a combination of both wonderful hikes.

Enjoy! :)