The infamous Deluge Lake hike. A simple 9.1 mile hike staring in East Vail, Colorado. Despite being steep and easily accomplished in a day, up until this attempt I had been 0-2 on this trail. The first two times that I attempted this trail was in the winter, and both times resulted in failure. Thick snow, post-holing deep down to me knees, and relatively short days of sunlight meant neither time I’d had even made it past the aspen grove.

Trip length 8.7 miles + (depends if you continue on to Iceberg Lakes over-look) Elevation gain 2,099 ft to Heart Lake James Peak Wilderness TIP: We set out to do the Iceberg Lakes hike, which includes Rogers Peak Lake and Heart Lake, however, due to inclement weather we stayed at the lake below Rogers Pass and the CDT (Rogers Pass Lake). By the time I got home Friday from work the crew of three was waiting for me: Mike, Sara, and her Pops.