Today's hike was a bit of a sticky wicket. By this I mean it was hot. Luckily our dauntless hike leader planned the worst part of the hike for the beginning. I would rate the short 2.3 mile hike as easy/moderate. At the beginning we hike steadily uphill to the Bluff Trail. Once there, on a few more "ups" were in our path and then the trail lead steadily but gradually downhill. There were 15 hikers that showed up today despite the heat. At a split in the trail several hikers elected to go up to park visitor center which was a completed after a whole bunch of stairs. At one point on the trail some trees had fallen and we had to do some crawling and climbing to stay on the trail. Following the hike everyone had a very nice lunch at Mojo Burrito. If you would like to see some pictures, altitude graph and map, taken along the way on this 2.5 hour hike, click here. If you are trying to view the photos using the TTA website and having problems, please go directly to the Blog at www.sdctta.blogspot.com. Google Chrome is the preferred browser.
This weeks joke... The Colorado State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife is advising hikers, hunters, fishermen and golfers to take extra precautions and be on the alert for bears while in the State. They advise people to wear noise-producing devices such as little bells on their clothing to alert but not startle the bears unexpectedly. They also advise you to carry pepper spray in case of an encounter with a bear. It is also a good idea to watch for signs of bear activity. People should be able to recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear droppings. Black bear droppings are smaller and contain berries and possibly squirrel fur. Grizzly bear droppings have bells in them and smell like pepper spray.
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