The mineral-rich San Juan Mountains were once the site ... Given the elevation gain and rugged mountain terrain, the Ice Lake Hike is not the easiest in the world. However, it's more manageable ...

Ice Lake + Island Lake Hike ... Outdoor Project As the trail to Lower Blue Lake climbs, the view of the San Juan Mountains becomes increasingly grand, June 23, 2015. Redcloud Peak + Sunshine ...

Burke has spent the last two summers as a forest ambassador for the San Juan Mountain Association. She sits underneath a tent at the Ice Lake trail head, promoting Leave No Trace principles and ...

Skip Lake Tahoe’s crowds for a high-alpine hiking adventure to this remote glacier-fed Colorado lake with surreal blue waters.

SAN JUAN COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Restrictions on all forms of recreation in the South Mineral Canyon area, including the uber-popular Ice Lakes Trail, are in the conceptual stages following a ...

Tucked in the San Juan Mountains along the Continental Divide is one of ... Starting at the end of January and lasting six weeks, activities like pond hockey on Lake San Cristobal, an ice-climbing ...

In July 2020, Seth Zachek was volunteering at a wildly popular trail in the San Juan Mountains just outside of Silverton. The goal: teaching hikers how to tread lightly in the Ice Lakes Basin ...