![]() We decided to sneak in one more hike on our final day, and since there are only so many hikes you can do outside Telluride during the snowy season, this one was another repeat hike from previous years: Bridal Veil Falls. ![]() With the impressive icy volcano we had seen on our second day, it was impossible to save the best for last with our third and final day’s agenda in Telluride. ![]() Hubby and I must have taken a hundred photos of this extraordinary icy volcano and had a difficult time peeling ourselves away from this sight… but happy hour awaited us! That’s hubby attempting to climb the icy volcano, but it turns out, people really do ice climb this beast all the way to the top (with proper gear, of course)! It was truly the most unique sight in nature I have ever laid eyes on. It was more like a volcano built of ice with water spilling into it from far above. The waterfall that slowly appeared at the end of this trail behind sparsely coated pine trees was not even a waterfall, but something even better and completely unexpected. Much like our hike the previous day, this one, too, had paid off for the risky efforts! With slow and cautioned steps the entire way, I was eventually able to make it to the waterfall successfully. This time, I found a hiking stick left behind by another hiker and used it for balance on the sketchy, narrow trail. During my first attempt on the narrow, steep trail to get to the waterfall, I actually gave up, while hubby (who must be part mountain goat) nonchalantly continued on.įeeling frustrated and defeated, I headed off on another trail nearby with a gorgeous scenic view of Telluride I had yet to see before.īut still, I couldn’t get our original intended hike off my mind and insisted on giving the trail one more try. The hike to get to the waterfall was very short, but even more tricky than the previous day’s trek. On our second day, we decided to try a new hike to a lesser known waterfall near Telluride. It’s like getting a glimpse of a birthday gift you’ve been anxiously awaiting to open! I love the first sight of these icy Narnia-like waterfalls as we approach them from downstream. We really love the charm of this small hotel and we haven’t had a room yet that didn’t boast great views and sounds of the town’s gondola ride right outside our window. We stayed at our usual hotel in Telluride, the Hotel Columbia. We ended up having to turn around when the snow on the unplowed road got too high to drive on, which caused us to waste a huge chunk of time getting into town, but it was better than getting stranded and not making it to Telluride at all! We started off our trip almost getting stuck in the middle of nowhere near Telluride without cell phone reception on a desolate, snowy forest service road that Google Maps suggested as an alternative to our usual route. Although one would think that there is a happy “middle ground” of when the amount of snow and winter-ish conditions in Telluride are just right… I tend to think that the more snow the better!! I still have fond memories of my first snowy birthday trip in Telluride in 2016, but this last one was also pretty sweet! It’s almost as if we have experienced a new version of the “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” with Telluride’s pre-winter weather conditions. During our last visit in 2018, we experienced Telluride with a decent amount of snow on the ground, but no fresh snow while we were there.
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