Hike above Red Rocks

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May 16th 2009

Published: May 25th 2009

Today I decided to try one of the hikes above Red Rocks Amphitheater on Denver's West side, and take some photos while I was up there. It was a fairly clear day, and probably around 65 degrees and breezy at the top, but the breeze on the way up helped me cool off from the steep hike. I don't think I would recommend this hike simply due to how steep it is, and how often there are lots of small loos... Read Full Entry

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Doug Gschwind

Welcome to my travel blog. Thus far, I have shared a few of my recent trips, some highlights below : 1) Japan, Sep 2014. With the allure of a very foreign culture to me, non-English speaking, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Shinkansen (bullet trains), Tsukiji fish market, and Sumo wrestling, it was time for a two week break from life and traveled to Japan for the second half of September. Wow, what an amazing place, just loved every minute I spent there exploring. 2) On assignment in Berkeley, CA (Sep 2008 - Apr 2009). I explored the San Francisco Bay area in some detail during the weekends I was there ... full info

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Rock Wall?

Not sure why this was assembled.

Nice clear day

Colorado Terrain

It looks like this pretty much everywhere in Colorado, at least along the front range and West of it.

Summit

Its that little rise just this side of the telephone pole.

Looking North

Toward C-470 Northbound and beyond into Golden.

Downtown Denver

Easily seen from this vantage point.

Mount Evans

Just to the top left of the photo, with Morrison road leading to downtown Evergreen in that direction.

Noticias : RF Exposure

That communications tower is just to the left of this picture.

Communications Towers

My guess they don't have to worry about much RF exposure up here as people don't get here by foot very often.

Top of the World

Not really, but everything is downhill from this point.

Rough Terrian

Colorado at its finest.

Old Truck Parts?

Not sure what these metal parts were from. They could have had to do with some type of mechanism to get people or cargo to the top of this hill.

More Truck Parts

This metal was damn thick.

Clear Day

Town of Morrison to the left side of the photo, with a stretch of C-470 just above it in the photo.

More Hogback

Looking East here. C-470 sits on the East side of the Hogback, and the road that leads to Morrison and Red Rocks park from the North is on the West side of the Hogback.

Last look heading down

Cool views up here.

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