July 17 – 20, 2015 Amazing,   Awesome,   Absolutely Spectacular!!!   This is a place that I could come back to over and over and over again.   I’ve added attending a concert here to my bucket list.  We were here when a sound check for the nights performance was being done.   The acoustics are phenomenal!!!   The Trading Post Trail has been added to my list of favorite trails.   I could hike this trail over and over and never be bored.    It is not an easy hike.  The elevation is in the 6,000’s.  There are STAIRS,  STAIRS and more STAIRS hiking to the top of the Amphitheatre.   Of course, what goes up must come down.  If you think coming down is easier,  ask Richie about downhill vs uphill  🙂    Most of the Trail is hard packed dirt and Rock.   People travel from all over the world to come here and work out and do yoga in the Amphitheatre.  The naturalness of the setting is suppose to be very spiritual.

I’ll never forget this was the place I got my first sighting of a Peregrine Falcon.  One of my favorite Authors, C J Box,  writes about a Falconer, Nate Romanowski.  I’ve developed a fascination with Peregrine Falcons through his books.

We only a few hours here.   When there are performances they often close the Amphitheatre early.   We had to leave at 3:00 p.m.,  but were back the next morning at 8:00 a.m. to finish what we hadn’t of the Trading Post Trail.  There are many more trails that I would like to do, like the Jurassic Trail.   I’ll let a few photos speak for me.

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We were on the road again today headed toward Rocky Mountain National Park.   We spent the night at St. Vrain State Park in Longmont, CO.   It’s a beautiful park with at least a half dozen ponds of varying sizes.  Our site is right on Pelican Pond.   Richie and Ricky did some biking and kayaking.  Rowan and I hiked  the Pelican Pond Trail with E T.

Next Stop Rocky Mountain National Park