Dandelion along the Five Senses Trail.
The trailhead for the Beaver Lake Trail.
The trail begins as a dirt road past the resort.
A small pond to the right after passing a ski run along the trail.
A forested stream crossing for hikers, horses wade through the creek instead.
Snow can stay in the shade well into June.
Wildflowers along the trail.
A meadow about halfway to the lake.
Some openings allow hikers to look back across the valley.
Entering the White River National Forest, part of the Holy Cross Wilderness.
Aspen dotting the hillside.
The trail narrows close to the lake.
Rocky outcroppings above the lake.
Beaver Lake.
Sloped snow in the shade near the lake.
Northern fairy-candelabra (Androsace septentrionalis).
Purple wildflowers halfway down the trail.
Alpine wallflowers (Erysimum kotschyanum).
White wildflowers on the Five Senses Trail.