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| In the parking lot, a deer! | We didn't see another deer on the entire hike but this one was totally unafraid. | We were taking off our Tevas (velcro rrriiiippp) and putting on our hiking shoes, chatting, she just kept eating. | And she got within 15 feet of us, just used to humans. | Gotta be a mule deer with those huge ears. | ||
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| We finally tired of taking pictures of the deer and headed up the trail. This is a famous notch in the trail between mile marker 2 and 3. | ||||||
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| About 1/4 mile from the top (~4.7 miles each way), several butterflies let us take photos. | At the top, typical Subway lunch with Pepsi (Throwback real sugar, good stuff!) and diet Mountain Dew for me. Subway sandwiches pack really well for hiking. | |||||
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| Huge 5 foot high cairn marks the top and end of trail. | Took us 2:35 on the way up (2700' vertical climb), 2 hours down. | Camera on timer here, nice setup Bob! | On the way down just west of the notch, nice view to the south-east. | Same point but looking straight east, just right of the tree branch below the horizon is the white sugar mill tower in south Loveland. | ||
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| Just east of the notch another photo opportunity. Sugar mill towers in Loveland are on the right this time. | |||