{"id":123,"date":"2016-09-18T01:42:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-18T01:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/18\/trip-report-thunder-lake-backpacking\/"},"modified":"2016-09-18T01:42:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-18T01:42:00","slug":"trip-report-thunder-lake-backpacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/18\/trip-report-thunder-lake-backpacking\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip Report: Thunder Lake Backpacking"},"content":{"rendered":"
I usually only backpack in the snow, so this was a change for me. I left from Wild Basin in RMNP and went up to Thunder Lake. This is a really pretty hike and gets you about 2500′ of elevation in 6 miles.<\/p>\n
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Now admittedly maybe this is a popular spot, but the backcountry site was kind of.. weird? There were woodchips everywhere like mulch. It got all over your gear and clothes.  But I had cool visitors, maybe 20 deer came through.<\/p>\n

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After setting up camp I went up towards Lake of Many Winds.<\/p>\n

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It was getting dark and I turned around before Lake of Many Winds… plus I was a bit more  tired than I thought!<\/p>\n

Next morning the walk out was great.<\/p>\n

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I might go back and try out Lion Lakes soon… <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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