Crested Butte - Oh Be Joyful Trail

 Crested Butte has a plethora of wonderful trails; each one being distinctly different from others. One afternoon, we decided to go check out Oh Be joyful campground. The trail was very close to our condo, a few miles on dirt road. We could see the river from the road and the bridge, looked lovely. We parked a little higher ground and decided to hike from there.

A few campers were busy fixing dinners. We went past them and started walking as not to lose much time before sun sets in. I was still getting used to altitudes in Colorado and I do not consider myself as a serious hiker, very soon I felt tired. I paused, had a sip of water and almost decided not to proceed further. While I was resting, Ranjan went a little further to check out and, then he returned. He was all excited and told, one shouldn't miss the valley for a little more hike!

I was reluctant but the lure of getting  a few good pictures was enough reason to push me to hike again. It was absolutely, beautiful visual treat – A valley full of wildflowers and from the side of the mountain, there was the gorgeous river which was falling down with roaring noise. The sun was shining brightly.

As it often happens in mountains, we felt droplets of rain. Ranjan is always prepared for the hikes, he got rain gears out. The slopes were thirsty for water and created the lovely smell of dirt and rain. We rushed to the river. Though drenched, rain was short. As we hiked up to the vehicle, we saw the double rainbow on our back! Hope to return someday to complete the trail.