We went hiking for the first time this season to Castlewood Canyon, about an hour southeast of Denver.
The canyon is the remnant of a dam built in 1890 that burst in the 1930s and sent water rushing towards Denver. The trails go around and down and out of the canyon, so you get a really nice view no matter where you go.
We hiked a loop trail that was about 2.5 miles long that had plenty of water access for Indy to hop in the river and play around. The hike was really nice and the weather was great- sunny and about 55- just right for a Sunday hike.
Indy did great on the trail and wore himself out nicely, so as I'm typing this he is zonked out on his bed under my feet!
I didn't do any hikes last year, and per Eric's rule/line of thinking I should have been excommunicated from the state of Colorado for lack of outdoor activity. With that in mind, it's a goal for the 3 of us to do more hiking this year and see more of Colorado rather than just the front range that we're used to.
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| This area used to be the reservoir for the dam. |
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| Looking out towards the old reservoir {and trying to keep Indy from diving down a 10 foot ledge to explore} |
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| What's left of the original dam walls. |
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| He's a lab, he couldn't resist the urge to jump in! |
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| Looking up from the bottom of the canyon. |
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| My favorite picture all day! What happy guys! |
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| I'm ready to eat. Where's the food?! |
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