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Showing posts with label Shadow Lake Dam. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Ranger Meadows Trail at Shadow Lake Dam



Shadow Lake was formed by the dam built on the Colorado River near Lake Grand.  Ranger Meadows Trail loops to the dam and the trail follows the Colorado River south.  There were a lot of wild flowers in the meadows among the tall grasses.
 

 
The Colorado River was wider and deeper at the south end of the dam.  On trails north in the Rocky Mountains, the River waters are shallow and narrow like a creek.