This weekend Amanda and I headed up into the Flat Tops to explore an area we hadn't been to yet. We started in Dotsero and headed up Coffee Pot Road, following a number of side roads to see where they went. We made a large loop that brought us next to the Flat Tops Wilderness area and to Adam's Lake, before making our way back to Heart Lake. We setup camp on the shore of Bison Lake for the night. The next morning we checked out the Grizzly Jeep Trail and then made our way down to Glenwood Springs via the Transfer Trail. Here's a few photos from the weekend.

Headed to the Deep Creek Overlook


View over Deep Creek


Following the little used Coffee Pot Corral Road




Big storm cloud rolling it. It rained for a little bit until this cloud blew over


Ten Mile Park




The Jack Springs Road ended at a nice overlook, where we stopped for lunch.

 

Stopped at Heart Lake


Camp at Bison Lake




Following the Flat Tops Wilderness Area boundary






The very scenic Adams Lake

 

Bison Lake...if you look closely you can see our camp.


Tiles of rock I came across while out searching for a geocache near camp.


Grizzly Jeep Trail




Haypress Lake along the Transfer Trail


An interesting sign we came across...


Windy Point over No Name Canyon


View down over Glenwood Springs


We made it back home with plenty of time to grab some dinner before heading out to watch the fireworks show on Sunday night. It was another good weekend, and we were happy to find that this area was not as crowded as some others we have gone to on the 4th of July weekends of the past. We will definitely be back to explore some more!

 

Awesome photos, as usual.

 

Really nice! Looked like fun for sure!

 

Awesome pic i definitly have to check out this area sometime

 

Great pictures, was that taller looking tent a bathroom tent?

 

Yes, it is.

 

Great pics. Looks like it was an awesome trip.

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I love the flat tops wilderness area. Every summer as a kid my family would take a backpacking trip to a lake not far from Trapper's Lake, within the boundary of the wilderness area. Absolutely NOBODY around, and this particular little lake was always full of trout.

I never thought about jeeping in the area, because "wilderness areas" don't allow any sort of motorized (or even mechanized, bicyclists...) travel within their boundaries, but it looks like the surrounding areas of White River National Forest have some mild jeeping to discover and lots of lakes to check out!

Thanks for the post! I'm loving the pictures -- I think it's time to head back up to the flat tops!