date: 01/25/12
activity: snowshoeing
distance: 3 miles
time: 1 hour 30 minutes
A beautiful Saturday afternoon in February gave us a perfect opportunity to do a snowshoe hike in scenic Roxborough State Park. Thankfully the warm weather didn't completely melt off the 8 inches of snow we recently received. At the beginning of the trail we followed a few other snowshoe marks through a wooded area (found out later this was not the trail!). We then met up with the trail around mile 1 and followed it to a top of a plateau. At this point we turned around and followed a trail back to the visitors center.
In all, we snowshoed around 3 miles. Roxborough State Park is a very scenic area with 4 or 5 various trails, ranging from 1 to 6 miles. Considering it is a Colorado State Park, there is a $7 entrance fee to enter the park. Due to the warm weather we did not have the best conditions for snowshoeing. I think our next snowshoe hike will be near the Rocky Mountain National Park, allowing for a higher altitude and thus more snow. All in all, this is a State Park I would recommend year-round.
Enjoy some pictures from the South Rim Trail:
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Snowshoeing Mitchell Creek Canyon
date: 02/06/2012
activity: snowshoeing
distance: 1.5 miles
time: 45 minutes
A rare Monday off work (for an apartment renovation) allowed me to try out a new, albeit short, snowshoe hike. I did not know exactly what to expect from a trail stemming from a suburban neighborhood. Initially, I walked a paved concrete trail holding the snowshoes in my hand. Thankfully, I found a side trail that required the use of snowshoes due to the 19" of snow Castle Rock just received.
The trail showed some of Castle Rock's scenic ecology and geography. The scenery is nearly the same as the nearby Castlewood Canyon State Park, without the $7 entry fee. The trail hugs the side of the canyon and with the recent snow showed off some massive icicles hanging from the small caves. I stopped at one of the caves, one without dangling overhead icicles, for some beef jerky and hot tea from the thermos. This is the point I turned around and headed back to the truck. The trail seemed to go on much further and is one I will view again when the ice and snow receeds.
Enjoy some pictures...
activity: snowshoeing
distance: 1.5 miles
time: 45 minutes
A rare Monday off work (for an apartment renovation) allowed me to try out a new, albeit short, snowshoe hike. I did not know exactly what to expect from a trail stemming from a suburban neighborhood. Initially, I walked a paved concrete trail holding the snowshoes in my hand. Thankfully, I found a side trail that required the use of snowshoes due to the 19" of snow Castle Rock just received.
The trail showed some of Castle Rock's scenic ecology and geography. The scenery is nearly the same as the nearby Castlewood Canyon State Park, without the $7 entry fee. The trail hugs the side of the canyon and with the recent snow showed off some massive icicles hanging from the small caves. I stopped at one of the caves, one without dangling overhead icicles, for some beef jerky and hot tea from the thermos. This is the point I turned around and headed back to the truck. The trail seemed to go on much further and is one I will view again when the ice and snow receeds.
Enjoy some pictures...
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