Our first stop on our Peak to Peak highway drive on Sunday was Mary’s Lake. Hardly any breeze so the lake was smooth as glass. Every plant still in the shade, had a coat of light frost on it. Marys Lake is part of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project. There are 2 dikes on the shoreline of Mary’s Lake, located approximately 2 miles from Estes Park, Colorado. Mary’s Lake serves two primary purposes: it acts as an afterbay for the Mary’s Lake Power Plant, and it helps regulate Colorado-Big Thompson Project water on its way to the Estes Power Plant. I guess another purpose is to provide beautiful reflections.
4 Comments
Faye
Beautiful reflections!
Monte Stevens
Thanks, Faye!
Tom Dills
Kathy & I drove a portion of that route on our first visit in June 2015. I asked a ranger where we might go to get away from some of the crowds. Once he finished laughing he suggested the Wild Basin area off of Route 7 just north of Allenspark. I guess I didn’t realize it was a designated Scenic Highway or we might have gone farther!
It looks like you did a great job getting out of the main hustle and bustle, and that you had a fantastic day!
Monte Stevens
With the colors about 80% gone we really had little traffic. The busiest crowd was in Nederland at the restaurants and coffee houses. What I enjoyed most was the time with Joan. We had a good time.