It was nice to be back in Colorado. After a brief weekend in the Midwest, I returned to the Continental Divide to spend five more days in the Denver and Boulder areas.
Hikes:
The first one I did was a 5k informal run through the Davidson Mesa Open Space. It was beautiful throughout, with most of it looking towards yellow grasses and the Flatiron Mountain range in the distance.
One of the nice hikes I went on was the Red Rocks Trading Post trail that loops around the area. I liked it because it wasn’t too long, yet it winds through the red rocks and goes up to the visitor’s center and back. It seemed about a mile and a half round trip.
The last one I had time to do was another hike, which was beautiful, rugged, and wound through pine forest with views of the Flatirons and Bear’s Peak, called the Shanahan Ridge Trail. On a recommendation, I was looking for the Fern Valley Trail, yet wound up on this one instead. It was very pretty and serene.
I stayed once again in Nederland briefly, and the sparkling lights over the bay as the stars came out over the lake was a wonderful sight.
All opinions are my own.
