Hiking – Aspen Brook Wigwam Teahouse Hike

There are 2 meeting locations, depending upon where you come from:  1) JAX parking lot (SE edge), 2665 W. Eisenhower Blvd., Loveland at 7:00 a.m. to carpool to the Estes Park Visitor Center, OR 2) Estes Park Visitor Center, 500 Big Thompson Ave. (far NE end of parking lot) at 7:45 a.m. (Restrooms available).  From here, we will carpool 7 miles south on Hwy 7 to Lily Lake (limited parking) .   PLEASE email, call or text Anita Wright with which meeting location you will be at (970-222-5920 or adwright2001@yahoo.com).

We will enjoy an inspiring 5.5 mile hike from the overlook of Lily Lake down a steep embankment to the Aspen Brook trail, where we will follow the refreshing stream through the forest to the well-preserved 1914 Wigwam Teahouse built by Anna Wolfram.  Here we will learn more about this amazing woman and her tourist business, while having our early lunch/snack.  We will return along the Aspen Brook trail to the Storm Pass trail, then ascend 780' up to the SW corner of pretty Lily Lake and on to the parking lot before carpooling back to the visitor center.  Bring your essentials, water, lunch, raingear, sturdy boots, and insect repellant (poles can be helpful too).  This will be an enjoyable way to escape the summer heat while learning about an amazing pioneering woman!