Date: 5/25/2013
Who: myself
Length: 2.8 miles
Time: 1.2 hours
Weather: 65 degrees, sunny

Today I hiked the trail to Devil’s Head Lookout. The trip to the trailhead was half of the fun. I drove from Colorado Springs up to Woodland Park, and then took Rampart Range Road north for about 90 minutes. I had never taken Rampart Range Road that far before.

The trail was quite busy with people. It is a good, well-maintained trail. The friendly ranger at the lookout tower was handing out these souvenir cards. It bugs me a little that I still don’t know how the peak got its name. I could not recognize any rock or perspective that reminded me of a devil’s head.


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Date: 4/28/2013
Who: Michelle, Trish, Richard, Sam, Samadhi and myself
Length: 2.5 miles
Time: about 2 hours
Weather: 60 degrees, sunny

This weekend, we met some new friends: Trish, Richard and Sam. Trish and Richard are musicians of The River’s Voice, and Sam is their son. They stayed with us for the weekend, while in Colorado Springs for a concert. We really enjoyed the weekend with them, as well as the concert!

On Sunday morning, we got to show our visitors around North Cheyenne Canyon Park. We started with Helen Hunt Falls. Then, hiked the popular Mt. Cutler hiking trail. The ladies did not go out to the overlook because the approach was a little too steep and gravelly. Everyone did reach the top of Mt. Cutler. The weather was great, and it was a very pleasant hike.

The group on Mt. Cutler summit:

Sam, Chris, Richard, Michelle, Trish, Sammy, on Mt. Cutler. St. Peter’s Dome in background.

and, at Helen Hunt Falls:

Chris, Sam, Richard, Trish, Michelle, Sammy at Helen Hunt Falls

This hike followed the BLUE line, minus the side-trip to Muscoco:

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Date: 3/23/2013
Who: Michelle, Sammy and myself
Length: about 4 miles
Time: 2.5 hours
Weather: 20-25 degrees, snowy

We went for a early Spring hike, with Winter-like conditions, in Cheyenne Canyon. It was a good test of our Winter gear. Both of our water drinking tubes froze up about 1 hour in. I think the lesson learned there is to drink more often to prevent it from freezing up. Michelle’s legs and hands got cold toward the end. Otherwise, we were both comfortable and enjoyed the outing.

This hike followed the BLUE line, about 2/3 way to St. Mary’s Falls

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