hey guys we are hiking to an alpine lake today and rocky mountain national park chasm lake
we just got to the trailhead it is six in the morning on july 5th and it's gonna be a beautiful
morning so this hike is about 8.8 miles of round trip and you're climbing about 2,500
feet in elevation so it's gonna be a good hike and we're excited to get started so let's go check out
the alpine lake of chasm lake in rocky mountain national park this trail starts at the long peak
trailhead and check it out six in the morning the parking lot is almost full so fyi we literally
got like one of the last spots at six in the morning there's lots of different trails that
start from long speed trailhead like long peak is a big hike very long hike it's the tallest
mountain in rocky mountain national park so get here early if you want a spot there's a
trail we're starting here and we're heading all the way to chasm lake that's the elevation we're
starting at and we're going to be climbing to just under 12,000. it's like 11 something
but because this hike is in rocky mountain national park you have to have the park pass now
there's not a ranger station here at long's peak so you have to get your pass before you get here
it is 45 degrees this morning so definitely pack layers where appropriate gear because
it's chilly and as we climb get out of the forest area it's gonna open up
and then i'm sure we'll be shin layers
there's like so many city streams and waterfalls like right along this trail that we head in and
out it's beautiful and the wildflowers i always love the wildflowers they're always so pretty
getting to the top it's time to slowly open up now wow pretty waterfall wildflowers
this is a beautiful hike
look at this view wow
so we are at about 2.2 miles on this trail as it is starting to open up now so now we're probably
going to be hiking in the sun the rest of the way so beautiful elevation is at 10,700 feet
i have about a thousand feet of elevation to go now and about two and a half ish miles left
now we're starting to shut our layers because it's hot the sun is hot here in colorado like
literally it can be like cold but if you're in the sun it's hot it's crazy for some hydration cheers
now that we're above the tree line we are officially entering alpine tundra area
i'm starting to see where the lake is i could see like the rockiness and that's one's peak too so
the views are coming well i shouldn't say that i mean we've had amazing views this entire hike but
yeah made it to the sweat so as i mentioned this trail is on long's peak trailhead and eventually
he will split and there's a sign right here we have 1.7 miles to go that's where we're going
once you get to that sign where's the turn for chasm light it gets a little more serious and a
little more climbing so definitely working a little harder now we're getting there
such beautiful views we passed a hiker who saw some moose but back there so they weren't on
the trail when we came up so maybe we'll see them on the way down moose are my favorite this is wow
they have a wilderness toilet here kind of right off the trail where there's wow
this part on the map where like the toilet and everything is it's about 8.2 miles
so we're just gonna follow that trail wow you guys check it there's a waterfall that is gorgeous
wow look at out there this is long's peak right up here and it is the tallest peak
in rocky mountain national park it is the only peak that is 14 000 feet
plus colorado holds lots of forteeners but this is the only one in rocky mountain national park
and we're sitting right below it's pretty pretty amazing guys i can't get over this got a lake
you got a waterfall and these peaks holy buckets
here's the waterfall we just hiked all the way from over there
just wanted to give you a perspective quick right here there's going to be a nice scramble all the
way up to chasm lake it's here before we start the scramble there is a toilet
and there's a shelter so just in case you guys but we're lucky blue skies today straight stairmaster
i'm actually more worried about going down because this is so steep i don't know it's
gonna be interesting we're out of breath but you guys this is chasm lake wow there's still ice
and snow july 5th so it's exactly nine o'clock so yeah almost three hours to get to the top wow
tallest peak right here in front of us you guys of rocky mountain national park that is unbelievable
14,000 feet
alpine lake water wow clear we did it hon this is amazing it's hard to get here
it's hard this last scramble cool it was a workout so worth it it's amazing
that's cool this is an inflatable kayak you brought up here
this little like camping blanket thing super small and super lightweight but
it's like perfect like just kind of lay down here and sit and enjoy this view
all right getting our snacks out this is breakfast
so we're just going to sit here and enjoy our breakfast so we bought some trail mix and some
beef jerky that's how we roll because they're late and they're good and yeah
we fasted all morning didn't eat anything just had coffee we had enough yesterday i know his fourth
of july yesterday so we did a lot of barbecuing and we ate way too much and i woke up and i was
still full from all the barbecue we had so like no no no meal before this hike this is
let it break
these doors and fast and trail mix great hiking snacks 10 out of 10.
there's a little kayak here way out there that's amazing
we've had like the best weather on this hike too like this entire hike was absolutely gorgeous
i just it's blowing my mind how nice this is this is gorgeous so we did
peek and pass in glacier national park and that was one of the biggest hikes
we've ever done and it was like so worth it it was just it was like 12 miles and this
kind of reminds me of it it's just not as long but the views are epic 10 out of 10.
we sat here and enjoyed it for 45 minutes it is 9:45 time to make the truck back this is so worth
it you guys wow all right you guys this is amazing we're right here at the lake and right here is a
group they found me on youtube and they came and said hi we got some of my rocky mount videos so
it's a reminder always give it a thumbs up and subscribe you never know you might see me on
the trail so it's nice meeting you that was just amazing so that's a good thing i don't think i've
ever talked about it if you guys see my videos and you see me out hiking or some wherever we are
don't be shy to come up to me and say hey are you the youtuber because like hey that's
awesome that was so so cool so and you might get featured in the video there's a marmot whoa hello
top of the morning to ya whoa come on oh that was his home we're on our way back
and you're not gonna believe what uh is on the trail in front of us it's not a moose
it's not a bear it's not elk it's not cheap not a cougar no mountain lion uh no mountain goats
yeah just wait for it wait for this this is something i've never expected to see this alpacas
wow and uh you know we pack up the poop from the toilets really okay so they just
you bring them up here and they kind of haul it back that is so amazing they're beautiful
oh so there's a national park service ranger there and so i don't know if you could hear them in the
video so basically they bring they have hackles up there and they pack up like all the poop and stuff
from the um bathrooms and then like carry it all back down so that's how they take care of all the
bathrooms like along these trails up here in the mountains like wow that was so cool another animal
in front of us that didn't expect to see all the buckets check this out good good day for a ride
hi good
you're so pretty say hi yeah pretty oh wow look at him go
all right you guys we're just gonna name this our most favorite hike we've ever done
yep this is trump tomorrow this is amazing we're back at the trailhead it is exactly 12:17.
we started at exactly 6:20. we spent 45 minutes at the lake so round trip six hours total amazing
put on your list one of our favorite hikes ever it was it was yeah we've determined that trails
were super easy to navigate there were signs and there was a really nice steady incline
all the way up and it's thundering check that out last little part to get to the lake is a
scramble you're rock climbing basically to get up there so just so you know that so wear good
shoes come prepared bring lots of water sunscreen bug spray there were some mosquitoes when you're
hiking through the forest and happy to go home and make some lunch now because we're starving
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