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9/23/12 2:19 A

Hiked Lair of the Bear today. Not a lot of time for hiking today so did a quick and easy one with my dog.

Pounds lost: 4.2

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9/2/12 8:56 A

OMG - I am sore today. Hiked Apex near Golden yesterday. Lots of mountain bikers but was a great hike.

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8/29/12 8:39 A

Just got back into hiking - a friend is volunteering with JeffCo Open Space and has to do a hike a month to check the trail. Is great fun. So far we have done Reynold's and next is Apex.

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5/31/12 11:23 P

I live in Bailey, there are trails right out my back door, the Meridian, Mount Rosalie, Deer Creek, want to go hike? Let me know when you are in my part of Colorado, I will take you on a hike!

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9/18/11 10:52 P

My husband and I just discovered a gem of a hike above Evergreen in Alderfer/Three Sisters Jeffco Open Space park. We hiked up Evergreen Mountain. The views to the east, south and west were fantastic. The loop route we took went south from the East parking lot following Evergreen Mountain West trail and Summit Trail to the top and then down Evergreen Mountatin East to Ranch View trail back to the car. There were lots of birds along Ranch View. Next time we'll mountain bike it as the trail is mostly smooth and very well designed and maintained. It was also mostly shaded through the trees. Round trip mileage was about 6.5 miles.

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8/24/11 9:46 A

I absolutely LOVE Roxborough State Park in Littleton. For those of us in the Denver area, Garden of the Gods can be a trek. But, Roxborough is the "little" Garden of the Gods, complete with Red Rocks.

http://www.parks.state.co.us/Parks/Roxborough/Pages/RoxboroughStatePark.aspx

This is my favorite trail. It's great for an after-work hike on the way home:

Fountain Valley Trail
Trail Name: Fountain Valley Loop Trail
Permitted uses: Foot
Miles paved: 0
Miles non-paved: 2.3
Total distance: 2.3
Usage: High
Degree of difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Elevation: 6,100
ADA accessible: Minimal. Most wheelchairs can ride the Fountain Valley Trail with little or no difficulty during good weather conditions. Trail is not paved.
Comments: The Fountain Valley Trail is a 2.3 mile loop that winds through the Fountain and Lyons rock formations with a moderate change in elevation. This self-guided hike takes you through some of the most magnificent land in the park. The trail winds through several different habitats for plants and animals, including mule deer, fox and a variety of birds. You may see a golden eagle soaring over the hogback hunting small mammals, snakes or birds. At the top of the loop are buildings built by Henry S. Persse at the turn of the century. Persse used Roxborough as a summer home and hoped to develop the land into a resort. Hiking time is approximately one and one-half to two hours.

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4/29/11 5:08 P

Need a hiking buddy? Find any good trails that you want to rave about? Got any tips/hints/suggestions for a particular trail? This is the place!!