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Have you ever had a day when your kids are at each other so bad that you need to remove yourself from the situation?
I have a Mantra that I never go out of the house w/out the ability to at least hike 10 miles. Clothing shoes etc.
Well the plan was to go to a miniature model museum in old Colorado City. I hopped out of the car at Colorado Ave. and 19th. with a 24 ounce bottle of water with electrolytes and a small bag with glasses contact case and solution. Should have left the bag in the car it was annoying to carry 16+ miles w/ no handle along with a 24 oz. Water bottle. Hiked down to the river and took the midland trail. Was going to connect to iron trail, but realized I needed to rehydrate and then fill up at one of the Manitou Springs so I walked through town. A quick search showed incline closed, but it wasn’t. It rained pretty hard on and off the whole hike. Did the incline and connected to the experimental forest area off the Barr trail with the plan to hit the lower 638 trail to Cascade and home. It’s worth noting we have gotten a lot of rain this year and apparently the 638 is so overgrown I never found it. Followed a road that connected back to the Barr Trail and took option B 703 to Heizer from the 7.8 to summit sign. Was wearing my least comfortable sandals which required headband on one foot and paper towel on other to keep nylon webbing from digging into my toes complicated by the rain and mud along the way. I got to the Heizer trail at Sunset and descended into town. Could see the LED lit highest elevation in the world Ferris Wheel flashing it’s different colors from a couple thousand feet above as a beacon that I was almost home. I got off the trail only to see my wife waiting for me to save another 2 miles of road walking. Apparently, I was being cyberstalked with Find MY… since my kids were worried and my wife not worried at all because she knows me (and probably because I’m worth more dead than alive). I got home in time to tuck the kids in and it was actually a pretty nice hike of an area I haven’t used in years!
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anyway turned handle. Solved problem temporarily and gasket o ring coming. Micah needed short hike for further rehab of foot. Interesting history and kids have been to troll in Breck. Interesting orientation of troll since all you see is butt from upper parking lot. We parked at lower for a little more distance. More of a tourist site than hike, but right around corner in Victor from the Vindicator Trail which would make a good day with the train in Cripple Creek and site seeing the two old historic main streets. Besides who knows how long my preteen will want to hang out with me?
