Hike to Ouzel Lake
Hike to Ouzel Lake (2020-07-18) Preparation Location Ouzel Lake is inside Rocky Mountain National Park and required us to make a reservation two weeks in advance. We wanted to start the hike early in the morning (9:00 AM) but could only find an opening at 10:00 AM. This turned out to be a good thing as I'll explain later. Weather The weather forecast called for a high of 85 F with a moderate chance of thunderstorms. This was an improvement over the forecast for our home in Fort Collins with a high of 96 F. Equipment For the hike took my trusty Camel Bak MULE with 2.5 Liters of water, sunscreen, first aid kit, flash light, water-proof matches, Leatherman pocket knife, and 2 CLIF bars. For clothing I took my regular hiking shorts, my old Asics Nimbus running shoes, Brooks running socks, and a choice of shirts (one cotton the other tech wear). The Hike Getting there Only my wife and I were going on the hike which meant we had to find things for our three kids to do....