{"id":69,"date":"2018-11-24T03:26:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T03:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/24\/backpacking-sandbeach-lake-rmnp-in-winter\/"},"modified":"2018-11-24T03:26:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T03:26:00","slug":"backpacking-sandbeach-lake-rmnp-in-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/24\/backpacking-sandbeach-lake-rmnp-in-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Backpacking Sandbeach Lake RMNP in winter."},"content":{"rendered":"
I just love backpacking in the winter. This Thanksgiving I did a great trip up to Sandbeach Lake in the Wild Basin area of Rocky Mountain National Park. The trailhead gets a lot of sun, but don’t leave your snowshoes behind. Once you pass the trail to Meeker Park you will most likely need to throw on your snowshoes. <\/p>\n
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Being so close to Longs Peak the weather is absolutely unique. 2 miles from these blue skies it was almost a white out. <\/div>\n
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Great spot sheltered from the wind. <\/div>\n
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The next morning after maybe 8″ of new snow it was quick going as it’s mostly downhill. Until my Atlas Stratus snowshoe broke. This was the first trip I used these on. Talk about crappy products. <\/div>\n
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So I post holed the last 3.5 miles. Ah well, as long as you’re outside you are having fun!<\/div>\n
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It’s a nice hike with a great view, if the weather is nice you can even drop your pack at the lake and go summit Mt. Orton before dinner. <\/div>\n
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