Sunday, July 20, we went on a hike -- the goal to reach the Continental Divide in Eldora, CO. We left early (6:00 Am), as the Fourth of July Trail head is a very popular hike. We started out at 10, 100 ft. elevation. Adjusting to the elevation was noticeable -- seems I was huffing and puffing at the start. But we stopped many times along the way making the hike bareable.
A couple of our resting stops.
We went through forests, crossed small trickling water and small waterfalls along the way.
There were hillsides of flowers of many varieties including the Colorado State Flower - Columbines along the way.
We were treated to beautiful vistas along the way.
We stopped at an overlook for our granola breakfast overlooking the valley below.
There was an abandoned silver mine along the way with a steam boiler that provided power to raise and lower the elevator of the mine.
We made it to the top of the Continental Divide reaching 11,900 ft. Sure was windy and cold up there.
Wendy and Troy making their way down the trail. We hiked about 7.5 miles that day.
A couple of our resting stops.
We went through forests, crossed small trickling water and small waterfalls along the way.
There were hillsides of flowers of many varieties including the Colorado State Flower - Columbines along the way.
We were treated to beautiful vistas along the way.
We stopped at an overlook for our granola breakfast overlooking the valley below.
There was an abandoned silver mine along the way with a steam boiler that provided power to raise and lower the elevator of the mine.
We made it to the top of the Continental Divide reaching 11,900 ft. Sure was windy and cold up there.
Wendy and Troy making their way down the trail. We hiked about 7.5 miles that day.
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