At the trailhead of this hike you are welcomed in by a nifty little bridge crossing over a small stream. There is a couple of picnic tables and BBQ pits off to the side in the shade where you can hear this water running over the small fall just under the bridge... It would be a nice spot for grilling up some burgers sometime but for us the trail awaits.
This hike has about a mile or so lead in across some meadow. As you wind down the valley the climb is on the foothill furthest to the left you see up ahead. This section is super smooth and easy as you hike in.
Once you make it over and start grabbing some elevation there is a turn where you can look back at this same section of trail you just took to get in......dig it.
As far as summits go I'm not sure what (if anything) here is like a true summit as in you standing on the peak elevation of the area but depending on what trail you take there are different clearings you come to that reveal some nice views. Today we took Morrison Slide up to where you join Red Rocks and start heading over to Red Rocks parking lot. Having already done a lot of the lower section of the RR trail we decided to hang out at this clearing for a bit and cruise back from here.
Then it was time for lunch... ;)
After blasting out (and making good time) we went to my favorite tea shop in town. Here is an Assam Doomur Dullung. I prefer a more malt forward Assam but this was certainly a great cup. We will be moving 5 min away from this shop in a few months so I'm sure I'll have plenty of chances to explore more of their offerings.
It was a gorgeous day today for sure. :)
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