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Fourth Bridge * Yeu're half way to the lalcel! · ~etice the very high cftft$ atlove the trail, net teo far above bridge *4 These are about '200 feet above the valley fleer you .are in. Fifth Bridge * Yeu are now coming to the steepest pan of the trail, So take your lime! Sixth Bridge . You are coming to the upper 3/4 rest area. * Have you noticed the Old horse stacles? It loeks like an eld fallen log neuse. This build- ing was used bad< near '910 whe!"l tha Hanging Lake Resort staned at the trailhead near :1,e Cclorado F.iver. . Abeut 300 feet above t."e shefter you will see the lower fails coming from Hanging Lake. * _ust. celow. the c:l1ff petti::n ct the trail is the old nltchratl area. This IS where the resert ho~es were tied while the guests hiked wo to the lake. . Sevemfl Bridge . Netice tt'ie depression to the left of the bridge. This ac::s as a lar;e drain during ner- mal water flow, sucking :ne water ir'lte an underground stream. Only during extremely high water flow, such as In , 984 and 1993. does water actually IIOW' undemeat." this bridge. ';Jiff Walhway This is very steep, and some of the steps are pretty high. Please hold en te the handrail and take your time. 'al" Lake . angil'1g Lake is a: 7040 fee: elevaliol'1 and is apcroximately '.5 surface :acres. The a::-:...al de,o:!"l is unknown, but beliaved :0 be a::ou: 25 fee: at :l'1e camero .. .1ai'iIilIl~9 !.ake was formed by a seoIQgic:. 'fault which caused the lake bed to drop away . from the valley f1eor above. The lake has.. been built up from dissolved carbonates whic:." are depesited on the shore as the wa- ter flews over the edge. These deposits are . very fragile, and it is important that you stay on the boardwalk to prevent damage to the shoreline. - The boardwalk and viewing platform were . rebuilt in September , 993. The project was completed by the Forest Service, the Glen- wood Springs Kiwanis Club and Boy Scouts, . Friends of Skyre Criswell, and cash dona- tions from visiters fike yourself. Please enjoy this area, and leave it better than you found it. . Almost 9 tens of materials were hauled up the trail to rebuild the boardwalk and viewing platform. The Forest Service Rocky Moun- ~n Region Mule team carried the materials lJp in 90 mule leads and '2 horse loads. .. There is a small population of brook tr01..'t in the lake, can yeu see any? .. Because this is a small, fragile ecosystem there is NO FISHING OF. SWIMMING AL. lOWED. Spouting Rock .. The trail leading upstream from Hanging lake wUf take you to Spouting Rock. The falls above Spouting Reel< are atlout 74 feet high. · Spouting Rook o=vrs from a small uncer. 'ground stream that has found a hole in the . rock to flow from. It is atlout 40 te 5S feet high. Three or more spouts can actually be seen. · There is a path Ieaeing behinc1 and past Spouting Reck. providing an opportunity to :col off in the spray. Trail's .End 29 · Time to head home. Hopefully. you have some bea1..'tiful photos and wonderful memo- ries to take with you.