Soapstone Prairie

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I went hiking at Soapstone Prairie (north of Ft. Collins, CO) this weekend. It was a great hike. I'm sure glad that I got up @ 5:40 a.m. as it turned out to be quite hot! Remember, this is a prairie and that means NO TREES or WATER! I made it to the trail head and was on my way by 7. I ended up doing a 13.2 mile hike that ended @ noon. It was long but not rigorous. I took 172 pictures (don't worry I did some major editing) so I definitely think I could have gone faster! The wild flowers were just so darn pretty! I saw a mule deer, some bunnies, quite a few cows, a couple of pronghorns, and lots of birds. I thought I would have seen more people since this place just opened but it was pretty mellow. I even talked to a couple of park rangers out for a ride on their bikes. They seemed like nice individuals. I'm looking forward to exploring more trails out there in the future.