Two weeks ago Jan, another couple from our Sunday School and I went hiking to the St. Mary's Glacier, near Idaho Springs, CO. I've never thought that there would be a glacier here in Colorado, especially at the end of Summer. But, as you can see from the pictures here, its real and it is not that far from Denver. The drive to Idaho Springs took about an hour, then we had to hike uphill for about a mile to the glacier. When we left Aurora, the temperature was in the mid 50s, and by the time we started our hike, it was snowing and the temperature dropped to below freezing. The glacier itself is located at 11325 feet above see level, according to my iPhone's Motion-X GPS. Enjoy.
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Yay! I was going to comment and ask for snow pictures, for those of us deprived of snow.
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