A Stunning Falls- Glen Eyrie Hike

Today (finally catching myself up with my blogging!), Nick and I hit the hiking trails again!  Nick had been researching over the weekend, and found this raved about spot.  He tried to make reservations (yes, you actually have to make reservations to hike here!) for Monday, but they were already booked. So, we settled on Wednesday for our hike.  Only about a 15 minute drive from Nick's parent's house, we arrived at Glen Eyrie.  This name is for the castle that sits on the back of the property, which was built in 1871 by the founder of C. Springs.  We drove past the castle to the public parking and started down the Queens Canyon Trail.  This was unlike any trail I had every been on, we were literally winding between the canyon wall!

It was about a mile hike through the canyon to the falls. Most of the trail required you to cross the creek multiple times using rocks or logs. I loved this aspect of the hike, treating it like a puzzle each time.


We took our time hiking the canyon towards the falls.  I tested my luck on the frozen creek skating across it, while Nick found some heavy rocks to test the ice's strength. We finally rounded a corner, when a bright light caught our eye.  It was sunlight reflecting off the completely frozen over, Dorothy Falls.  We made it!  I stayed behind, so I could get a good shot of Nick as he got closer to the natural beauty.  

Then we switched, so I could climb closer to this stunner.  I was just completely in awe of the frozen sculpture created by the icicles. Nick and I ended up sitting on the large rock in front of the falls for a while just taking in the moment.






After soaking up the beauty, we headed back, taking a totally different path.  With daylight left, we decided to wander the grounds of Glen Eyrie and ended our day outside of the gorgeous castle.