Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Burning Bear Trail:

Feelin a bit sluggish tonight after only a 5.5 mile hike.  Must be the heat.  It was the first official outing of "The 100 mile challenge" with eleven of my hiking friends at ACAA.  A pit stop at the campground down the road allowed us to park and be on trail quickly.  Trail condition...dry, firm soil, and a few areas of loose rock at the far end.  A stream of mostly higher elevation runoff provided some of the best sounds in the mountains. We passed by a number of beaver ponds early in the day.  Trail then gains most of an estimated 800' elevation before we stopped.  Had lunch just beyond an abandon log cabin on a rise, at 2.6 miles from the TH.  Canopy was better than I expected at 80%.  According to fun Colorado hikes, this trail is considered "One of the most beautiful hikes in the Geneva Creek/Pike National Forest."  I can't argue that. 


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