West Magnolia – Aspen Alley hike
Moose and I took the short 3 mile hike from our camp, up the Aspen Alley trail which then connects to the Whoop-Di-Do trail leading us back to Big Blue waiting in the shade of the pine.
The Aspen Alley part of the trail really lived up to it’s name. Aspen on both sides, sometimes very tightly packed to give an almost tunnel effect. Where it does open up to allow light in, the flowers take over to keep you snugly on the trail. At the top, the clear-cut areas offer numerous views of Nederland as well as Klondike Mountain (11,000 ft) and the North Arapahoe Peak (13,000 ft).
