Following my initial training period at work, I finally transitioned to a part-time schedule. I was relieved to have a day or two off during the week vs. my previous Monday-Friday routine. During this adjustment period, I hadn't made it out of the city once--the last time being Aspen. Needless to say, I was itching to get back to the mountains.
My first trip: Eldorado Canyon State Park. 30 miles Northwest of Denver, it's a quick escape to Boulder's backyard.
The Rattlesnake Gulch Trail, a 3.6 moderately difficult hike, sports beautiful views of the canyon and leads to the ruins of an old hotel that burned down in 1913.
The snowy Continental Divide sits off in the opposite direction.
I was lucky to see a train passing on tracks 1,200' above the trailhead.
An easy 1-mile hike on the Fowler Trail provides an opportunity to watch brave rock climbers traverse the dramatic walls of the canyon. It was then that I decided that my next hobby would be climbing!
