Today I gave the Bolder Boulder and its 50,000 sweaty runners a wide berth and headed to the S. Mesa trail head near Eldorado Springs. From there I took the Mesa and Towhee trails to Shadow canyon, then up that steep climb to the top of S. Boulder peak. Then I dropped down to the saddle and ascended Bear peak, then down west Bear ridge and Bear canyon to the Mesa trail. Finally a leisurely, downhill hike back to my car.
This was my first two-peak hike of 2016. Last year I didn't tackle challenging trails like this until August. Call it 11 miles and 3500 elevation gain.
This was my first two-peak hike of 2016. Last year I didn't tackle challenging trails like this until August. Call it 11 miles and 3500 elevation gain.
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