Sunday we went to Golden, which is 20 minutes south of Boulder. I ran a 10K that was hillier than expected - 566' of rolling hills
Afterwards we went to Buffalo Bill's grave and museum for breakfast
View of Golden looking East - the large buildings is Coors Brewery
View of Golden looking South - with the Denver skyline in the distance
Deer family
This week in Boulder we found a great run - from Chautauqua to Royal Arch. It is - when you add a loop that goes by the Flatiron rock climbing access - a 4.5 mile round-trip with 1,417' of gain. It took longer than expected because several sections are less like trails and more like minor scrambling. Plus it was icy in the shade
Hahaha! I'll totally buy a sled and go sledding
Iconic Boulder
Crossing a boulder field
Getting up close to Flatiron number 2
After a tough steep begining it levels off for awhile before another tough steep climb
You do not see the arch until you are maybe 150 meters away
The icy climb up to the arch
About to cross from the dark through the arch
Sun! And Boulder
Looking back north through the arch
The iciest section of the run. Slipped both days
The end