The Loch / Sky Pond

My favorite hike in Rocky Mountain National Park is without a doubt the hike to the Sky Pond. Sky Pond is a small alpine lake, fed from Taylor Glacier, sitting just below the headwall of the Loch Vale. To reach it you must pass Alberta Falls (0.8 miles ), The Loch which is beautiful itself, and Glass Lake. The entire hike is somewhere between 4.7 and 5 miles. It involves a 280 foot vertical scramble up a cliff on the west side of Timberline Falls. It can be slippery and dangerous as ice is often present even during summer months.


The first set of pics are from a September trek.
























The following pics were taken just last week. It was cold and the trails were snow packed. Snow shoes would have been nice, but we managed with micro - spikes.

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