Soccer & Football is over!! We can start hiking again!

With the fall sports season over we were able to resume our hiking this past weekend.  We stayed close to home and headed out to Soderberg trailhead.  We followed the Tower Trail, Stout, and Sawmill Trails for a small hike.  There was a little fall color left to be had 

and I even stumbled upon this aster at the end of it's bloom cycle.

We saw a couple of deer (not that this was a great photo of one...it is missing it's head).

  These are my crazy trail running children & hubby.  Apparently they are in pretty good shape since they managed about a mile.  I guess I will have to dress for the occasion next time!

Hike: Horsetooth Park
Trails Used:  Soderberg Trailhead to Tower Trail, to Stout Trail, to Sawmill, and back

Distance:  4.89 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Overall average: 2.4 mph
Overall Time: 2 hr, 2 min
Total Ascent: 836 ft.

Running Devil's Backbone on a HOT day!

Nice day for a trail run.  Saw a couple of deer.  Started after a tennis match so it got pretty hot near the end. Bring water.

Hike: Devils Backbone

Trails Used: Wild Loop to Main Bike Trail to Laughing Horse Loop to Hunter Loop to Main Bike Trail

Distance: 6.67 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

Overall average: 5.4 mph

Overall Time: 1 hrs, 13 min
Total Ascent: 752 ft. (doesn't seem like there is that much of an altitude change)