After the Holy Mass and our lunch at KFC, we went for a drive in Boulder yesterday. We took a short detour at Eldorado Springs, hoping to find something interesting there. Indeed, it was interesting since the small village is kind of deserted and dusty. There was a hot spring pool there and maybe this summer we can go swim there. We came to Eldorado Canyon State Park, we were surprised that it was actually packed with people and we learned that the said park is good for hiking for its numerous trails. Next time, perhaps! We decided to turn back and on to Boulder we went.
The drive to where we are going was very interesting for the road was so curvy and we were going up and up for miles. The views from up there are just spectacular. You can see the whole metro of Denver on one side and the majestic beauty of the Rocky Mountains on the other side. Some parts of the road are unpaved and it seems like it went on and on until we get to this:
GROSS RESERVOIR
Named for Denver Water former Chief Engineer Dwight D. Gross, the reservoir was completed in 1954. It serves as combination storage and regulating facility for water that flows under the Continental Divide through the Moffat Tunnel. Standing 340 feet above the South Boulder Creek streambed, Gross Dam contains some 627,559 cubic yards of concrete. Gross Reservoir has a surface area of 440 acres and 10.9 miles of shoreline.
We really had a wonderful time here. We had fun taking pictures of this beautiful lake. You will really be dazzled by the deepest turquoise still and calm water. Truly awesome and it is truly worth the long bumpy ride!
wonderful pictures...
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