Hiking Avon and Minturn - Booth Creek Trail

We've landed in the Eagle River valley in Avon, Colorado - and that means it's time to hike the White River National Forest!

Uh oh, not even out of sight of the parking lot, and he's looking a little fatigued and grumpy.

First creek crossing, and feet still dry, so all is well!

Well, maybe "well" was a strong word, but we are still moving away from the trailhead and uphill and chatting....

Third creek crossing, going strong!

Lots of small wildlife on this trail, see if you can spot the bird in this picture:

Also a few small waterfalls, no doubt smaller than usual due to lack of runoff from the light snow season.

Nearing Booth Lake, we saw bighorn sheep on the rock face across from the trail.  Unfortunately, I only have the wide angle lens, so there's no closeup and you'll have to use your imagination.  Here's what they look like with the picture cropped down.

Here's what it looked like from across the canyon.