Not feeling like driving anywhere today, I walked out the door and hoofed it to one of the nearer trailheads. Windy Saddle Park’s Chimney Gulch trail was my objective.
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It was cool, but warmer than yesterday with plenty of sun. Great hiking weather.
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Besides the ridge lines surrounding the gulch, most of the views were back east towards Golden, Denver and the Table Mountains.
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The breeze picked up as promised in the toponym “Windy Saddle”. The view west showed clouds promising snow up in the mountains.
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Turning back I headed back down the trail the way I’d come.
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It was nice to see a variety of people out using the trail today, from hikers to trail runners, dog walkers, mountain bikers and even two unicyclists.
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At a neighborhood access trail I walked out of the open space park and took a more direct route to downtown Golden through the Colorado School of Mines campus. A nice symmetry suggested I should stop at the Windy Saddle Cafe for lunch.
You walked to this trail?? I couldn’t be more jealous.
Yup, it was about a mile and a half walk there, mostly on a bike path.