Lake City Evenings

I spend most of my evenings in Lake City on the river chasing big fish, but if I'm not on the river, I try to get out as the sun sets over the mountains.

Getting back home from the "office"

Sunset bike ride around Lake San Cristobal

Sunset on the river with Revenge Run Fly Fishing

Moon rising over the canyon

Sunset on the river

Fall evening along the Lake Fork

Evening on the Lake Fork

Daylight fading over Lake San Cristobal

View over the river on an evening bike ride

Incredible sunset over Lake San Cristobal

Sun setting behind Uncompahgre

Sunset over the Pinnacles above Lake San Cristobal

Another sunset over the Pinnacles

Lake City night sky

Lake City night sky

Stunning sunset over the Pinnacles

Evening ride around Lake San Cristobal

Lake City high country at sunset

Taking in a Lake City sunset on the way back from the river

Evening snack on the river: wild raspberries

Fourth of July in Lake City

The most popular time to be in Lake City is the Fourth of July.  The town hosts a parade, and then everyone gathers for a day of festivities in the town park before capping the day off with fireworks launched from a ridge on the edge of town.

Historic downtown Lake City before the Fourth of July

Lake San Cristobal at Sunset

Lake Fork of the Gunnison flowing into Lake San Cristobal at sunset before the Fourth of July

Kyle getting ready for an outdoor concert

Another beautiful morning in Lake City

The parade

Kyle catches candy in a net during the parade

Kyle showing off his catch

Evening bike ride with the family

The Lake Fork flowing into Lake San Cristobal

The setting sun lights up the Continental Divide in the distance

Lake City Sunset

Above Lake City

The views above Lake San Cristobal are spectacular.  A 4x4 road take you up near the Continental Divide along the Colorado Trail, and from the tops of those mountains, you can see Lake San Cristobal and three 14,000-foot mountains.

The 4x4 road above Rambouillet and Sawmill Park.

Looking across the valley from close to the Continental Divide above Lake City

Red Mountain with Uncompahgre lurking behind it.  A portion of Lake San Cristobal is visible in the valley.

Red Mountain flanked by 14ers Wetterhorn and Uncompahgre

Looking up the valley below a line of fourteeners: Redcloud Peak (14,035 feet), Sunshine Peak (14,006 feet), and Handies Peak (14,058 feet)

Above Lake City, Colorado

Cinnamon Pass winds up this valley, passing under three 14ers

Looking up the valley along the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River and toward Cinnamon Pass.  Three fourteeners are visible in this picture: Redcloud, Sunshine, and Handies Peaks.

Lake San Cristobal from above.  Lake City is in this valley and is just out of view.

The yellow dirt is where part of Mesa Seco broke away as the Slumgullion Slide.  That slide is dammed the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River and formed Lake San Cristobal, the second largest natural lake in Colorado.

Red Mountain with Wetterhorn to its left and Uncompahgre to its right (both in the distance)

A closer look at Red Mountain with Wetterhorn to its left and Uncompahgre to its right (both in the distance)

This chipmunk lives above the tree line near the Continental Divide

Looking east

Looking southeast

View to the south showing the Continental Divide

Looking south to the start of Cinnamon Pass (with Crystal Lakes and Sunshine and Handies Peaks visible)

Panoramic view from the top

Rambouillet Park

Red Mountain and Uncompahgre from Rambouillet Park

Wetterhorn, Uncompahgre, and Crystal Peaks from Windy Point Overlook

More wildlife on the way back to the cabin

Another gorgeous Lake City Sunset