Camping at Green Ridge, Shadow Mountain Reservoir

For Memorial Day weekend J and I went camping with two great friends of ours: Kelsie and Josh (getting married in October and we can't wait!) Anywho, it was a blast. Apparently it was one of the last campgrounds available that weekend and we were lucky it was. Over Berthoud Pass and just outside of Granby, CO at an elevation of 8,360 ft is the Shadow Lake Reservoir and the Green Ridge Campground.
A little about the campground: lots of amenities. Fresh water from a spigot that was drinkable. Bathrooms everywhere. Some had flush toilet and running water/soap, others were outhouse style with hand sanitizer. Both were in fantastic and clean shape.
A little about our friends, especially Kelsie: awesome. She planned a menu and packed all food (prepped) and goods needed that were communal. J and I were coming off a trip that arrived home late just to have to teach a water training class and we barely had enough time to pack for ourselves. Super lifesaver of her. We would not have had food.
There was a really fun hike that picked up outside of town that was part of the Continental Divide Trail and we made sure to hike a few miles of that. The rest of the time Josh fished, we sat in our hammock and read, we cooked, we enjoyed fire, and we generally just joked around and laughed.
This was also the two best nights of camping sleep J and I both ever had. I don't know what it was!
The bottom line was that the place was textbook Colorado beautiful and I also really enjoyed the temperatures. It was easily in the 70s during the day and 30s late at night. We tended to go to sleep around 10:30PM and not rise until 7:00AM on account of our sleeping bags being Super Warm.
Super bummed I don't have a group shot with my photos I have to post. But I promise we didn't do this alone...we would have starved. :P

Granby, CO located on SW corner of map. Marker shows location of campground on south-most point of Shadow Mountain Lake. The trail we took began in the city of Grand Lake north of the lake and we hiked along the east side of the lake until we began climbing a series of switchbacks towards a fire tower.

First Camping Trip of the Season!

The reservoir on our first evening.

Gorgeous sky.

J enjoying the hammock and the views.

The second evening of our stay. There is a little fog rolling off the water to the left of the lake.

Josh fishing! This was his super successful day. I saw him catch two I can vouch for. ;)

Our trusty happy little camping tent.

J, Kels, and Sir Francis. It's breakfast time aka time to make fire.

More hammock time.

More fire time.

Last morning at the lake. :)

-TJ