casper mountain goes to an elevation of about 8,000 feet, and the bridle trail is close to 5 miles long. the walk is full of fresh air, ponderosa pine, and aspen trees. apparently a homesteader who lived on the mountain, Elizabeth Neal Forsling, gave an acreage to the county to celebrate Midsummer’s Eve, and created a bunch of fairy shrines for the purpose. i did not see those sadly.
after the initial 60 degree incline, a view of casper below
getting higher to the rocky part
eventually the mist cleared
forest and mist
the waterfall