MyShadowProductions #14 - Day Trip #5 - Denver to Lost Lake Trail

On Sunday, September 6, 2020 I took a day trip from Denver to the Lost Lake Trail in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area near Nederland and Eldora, CO.

This is a quick summary of how I got there, for a total of $10.50 round trip with RTD, easily planned on the RTD App’s Trip Planner.

Denver Union Station to Downtown Boulder Station via FlatIron Flyer bus FF1. Had about an hour in Boulder to get a coffee and walk around.

Downtown Boulder Station to Nederland High School Parking via RTD bus NB1.

Nederland HS Parking to Hessie Trailhead via free shuttle buses.

Left my apartment at 7:30 am and was at Hessie Trailhead around 11:00 am, hiked and visited the lake for about 4 hours, then went to Nederland for a little bit before heading back to Boulder and Denver, back at my apartment around 8 pm.

I happened to notice that in the area where the NB1 bus loads at Boulder Station there is a great view of the Flatiron rock formations:

All the transportation incorporated social distancing and masks were required.

The drive from Boulder to Nederland is very scenic on CO Highway 119 (Boulder Canyon Drive) through a deep and winding canyon following Boulder Creek and with Boulder Falls along the way, as well as the Roosevelt National Forest.

Once at the Shuttle Stop it is a half mile hike to Hessie Trailhead and the Lost Lake Trail which is 2+ miles long uphill, going from about 9,000 ft to about 9,800 ft. So, a total of over 5 miles plus extra hiking along the shore of the Lake.

In the movie/video you will see (if you watch it :) that MyShadow was there as well as a “Lucky Dog” swimming in the Lake and an experiment on a self photo using the timer on the camera ;)

The weather was beautiful on the trail and in Nederland, quite different than the hot, hazy and smoky weather in Boulder and Denver (100 on Saturday, 90’s Sunday and Monday and 35 with snow this Tuesday!)

Here are a couple of movie/videos to try and share the beautiful scenery I am grateful to have visited.

The next movie/video is the mountain town of Nederland. The Barker Meadow Reservoir appears to be at a very low level.

Eldora Ski Area is near here, with access via RTD buses during the ski season, so hopefully that will be a future day trip!