Our trailhead is equipped with a stove and espresso maker, which helps us get on the trail nice and early.
IS Trailhead
The route begins with a quick descent.
Pete Steps Out
We depart the Highlands neighborhood…
Highlands Hiking
Negotiate early morning traffic…
Street Walking
Stop at the bank…
Bank Stop
Have a spot of breakfast…
Breakfast
Head over the interstate…
Pete Over I-25
Negotiate the construction zone…
Bike Path Construction
Pass the factories…
Stacks
Go up the alley behind the hair studio…
Alley Trail
Make a quick grocery stop at Target, lunch at Panera, then along Bear Creek, where we find a trail!
Trail!
We take the trail out through the burbs…
Suburb Trail
Past the golf course…
Hiking by Golf Carts
And the coyote den…
Coyote Sign
Under another freeway, and into Morrison!
Morrison
After a big load of veggie fajitas and beer at the Morrison Inn, we take one quick look back at the city.
City Rainbow
Leaving the rainbows behind, we head for the hills…
Hiking above Red Rocks
And lie down exhausted among the red rocks for a long night’s rest.
First Night
A good hard rain interrupts that long night, and we scurry to raise the tent, but not fast enough to start our second day dry!
2 responses to “Denver Doorstep to Falcon Park”
Great post! Here’s a transcript of a choppy voice mail I received from Dylan at the end of the day: “Hi…successfully made it to Morrison… hot… arduous… tired muscles… chips…blisters on his waist…good spirits…Mexican food…bye…”
awesome transcript! Thanks Ann!