Hiking a Mountain

We're well into hiking season at this point, but we've still only gotten out in the mountains a few times so far. There's plenty of summer left, though, and we tried to start big so that we're ready to tackle the giant mountains before summer's end. A few weeks ago, we took our first 7+ mile hike of the year (and only our third hike total this season) up to Deer Canyon Park in Jeffco Open Space. The hike took us through various terrains to the summit of Plymouth Mountain. The mountains are finally starting to get green (in places) and the flowers are blooming! I'm pretty happy that summer is here!

Matt walking through the various parts of the trail. This is my typical view on most hikes.

At the summit. Views of the city on the front side of the mountain, and snowy peaks on the back.

On the summit.

The flora and fauna seen on our hike.

Cool rocks.

The hike was a little strenuous, but we handled it much better than we normally would have at the beginning of the hiking season. My running and our skiing has certainly put us in better shape this spring than we have been in years past. So now we're ready for all the other summit hikes and fourteeners we'll be doing this summer!