Time for a wonder in the hills. This time Mount St. Vrain, a relatively short and steep hike ~3.5hrs
I went up the rocky creek route, the trail is sometimes tricky to follow, of course easy with a GPS. The wild flowers were out in full.
Still a little snow in north facing pockets, but definitely well passed max melt.
Leaving the house the temps were ~90'F on top blowy and ~50'F. great views even though it was hard to stand up in the gusts. This is looking south at Paiute Peak across Peaceful valley and Coney flats.
Ogalalla Peak (left) Copeland center, and Isolation peak back right.
Longs Peak (left) and Meeker (right).
Buchanan pass trail. Pettingell peak in the back ground.
Paiute peak and Shoshoni over its shoulder.
Yellow paintbrush just below Vrain peak.
Looking over the Flatirons and boulder onto the plains. Beaver reservoir in the foreground.
Scarlet paintbrush in an alpine meadow with some daisies. Back down to the truck from here.
Time for a wonder in the hills. This time Mount St. Vrain, a relatively short and steep hike ~3.5hrs
I went up the rocky creek route, the trail is sometimes tricky to follow, of course easy with a GPS. The wild flowers were out in full. 
Still a little snow in north facing pockets, but definitely well passed max melt.
Leaving the house the temps were ~90'F on top blowy and ~50'F. great views even though it was hard to stand up in the gusts. This is looking south at Paiute Peak across Peaceful valley and Coney flats.
Ogalalla Peak (left) Copeland center, and Isolation peak back right.
Longs Peak (left) and Meeker (right).
Buchanan pass trail. Pettingell peak in the back ground.
Paiute peak and Shoshoni over its shoulder.
Yellow paintbrush just below Vrain peak.
Looking over the Flatirons and boulder onto the plains. Beaver reservoir in the foreground.
Scarlet paintbrush in an alpine meadow with some daisies. Back down to the truck from here.