Hiking the Cub Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park

The Cub Lake trail starts as one of the lower elevation trails and a good one to hike early in the season. The trail yesterday was not really ready for hiking just yet. There were a few hike ready dry spots, but most of the trail was filled with spring run off and it was a trick navigating and rock hopping to stay out of the wet spots.
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The trail was almost free of snow, but is now replaced with large mud patches. This is at the start of the trail.

There were lots of alternative trails being because the main trail was covered with wet stuff.

Spring streams were flowing everywhere and much of the ground was sopping wet. Just below the beaver ponds.

Reflection at the Beaver Ponds.

Sagebrush Buttercup

The stream cut on the trail in the aspens.

A switchback in the aspens was still snow covered.

Cub Lake. With the lack of tree cover due to the 2012 Fern Lake fire, the snow will melt much faster here.

Moraine Park. Most of the meadow is saturated with spring runoff.