Not from Boulder, but have visited.

Check out Sunrise Amphitheater. They do weddings there as well. Probably won't be private unless you're there at sunrise,and also shoot for midweek.

I love the lost lake trail at the Hesse trailhead in Nederland - but it could be a totally cluster- they now run a shuttle from the high school on weekends to keep locals from killing everyone parking there. You would want to go really early or late. It’s still going to have snow on it.

https://www.alltrails.com/...ake-via-hessie-trail

I also like the Ceran Saint Vrain Trail

https://www.alltrails.com/...an-saint-vrain-trail

ETA lake Isabelle Trail this one is amazing - this would be a perfect spot!
https://www.alltrails.com/...lorado/lake-isabelle


Good luck!

The weather in Nederland was less than ideal when we were out there a couple of weeks ago, lots of snow continuing to fall (13" over the course of a couple of days), trails requiring spikes or snowshoes, lots of ice, difficult to get to trailheads. It may have improved over the last couple of weeks unless there's been yet more snowfall.

For a shorter hike at lower elevation, the top of Windy Peak in Golden Gate Canyon State Park is beautiful and a great proposal spot...If you get there early, otherwise it's busier with hikers and trail runners. The view is nice, especially with clear skies, it has a perfect spot for a proposal, the driver out is fantastic, and you could be in Golden afterward to spend the rest of the day celebrating.

I'll suggest the hike to Emerald Lake in RMNP http://www.rockymountainhikingtrails.com/emerald-lake.htm

Bring a condom

There is a shitload of snow on the mountains all over CO still. They look like and are snowpacked like it’s mid February, not nearly June. It’s still cold as shit and snowing almost daily here in the mountains (sometimes just a little, other times a few inches that sticks around a while). Some lower elevation hiking is all you’re going to get. So have fun but be prepared and realize it’s a strange spring here right now. I can’t give you any proposal ideas, just want you to know what’s happening above 8000 feet in CO right now! (I know Boulder is lower, but you mentioned RMNP and 14ers).

And a huge congrats!!

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Harry: "I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this."
Loyd: "I was thinking the same thing. That John Denver's full of shit, man."

Are either of you climbers? If so, the top of the 3rd Flatiron. Start in the dark with headlamps; propose on the summit at sunrise.

2nd choice: hike up to the Keyhole on Long's Peak. You don't have to go to the summit, and the route up to the Keyhole is just a hike (although strenous). Spend the night and propose at sunrise.

How’d the proposal go? Where did you end up hiking?

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Harry: "I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this."
Loyd: "I was thinking the same thing. That John Denver's full of shit, man."

Thanks for all the input! Been a crazy week.
We hiked Bear Peak on the friday, went animal searching on the west side of RMNT on Saturday(Very successful), Sky pond on Sunday and then finished off with Gem lake trail on Monday.
Went into it being prepared to do it at any moment when there was privacy and a nice spot and was lucky enough to get the entire Bear peak to ourselves so I proposed there on the Friday. Was beautiful and was amazing and she said Yes! :)

Not sure how to post larger photos here but this is the first photo post engagement.
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByLDWgihHJN/

Did you Photoshop the rainbow m

That is pretty typical in CO.

drn92

Now you have to move to boulder. This is how we get you.

I’m from Vancouver BC and my now Fiancée is Jacksonville FL (where I’ll be moving) and I may have been trying to plant a seed for a move to Boulder lol