Tuesday, August 13, 2024

August 13, 2024 Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Colorado

 The high was in the 60's and partly cloudy.



I drove down to Denver on Monday night, spent the night then Katy and I drove up to A Basin and met Rosie for a hike and visit. It was supposed to rain and possibly thunderstorm later, so we took the lift up half way and hiked on the upper mountain. Katy, Rosie and I.



The summer map with the hiking and mountain biking trails. Stream.



Chiming bells, queens crown, paintbrush, blue gentian, artic gentian- the last flower to bloom before winter, senecio, asters and paint brush. Rosie on the trail.



Field of flowers. Katy and Rosie on the trail in a field of flowers. 



Looking uphill at more flowers. Looking down hill at Black Mountain Lodge and Loveland pass.



Lots of wild flowers. 



Katy and Rosie ahead on the trail. This is the new mountain bike trail they just put in. Paint brush.
 


East wall. Rosie on the new mountain bike trail, excellent trail work.



Looking uphill at the lift and ridge. Katy and Rosie on the bridge on the new mountain bike trail. It went over a field of flowers and a stream.



Aster, star gentian, Orange sulfur butterfly, bistort, pink paint brush, fireweed and yarrow. Katy and Rosie on the way down. 



Chiming bells. No hiking, downhill bikes only. There are a few trails that are only for downhill bikers. 



We downloaded on the lift back to the bottom, The sign says this way to go down. I always hate downloading, I feel like I will fall out of the chair. 



Sue, Katy and Rosie. We had a great hike and got down before the thunderstorms. Saxifrage, columbines- the Colorado state flower, senecio, kings crown, thistle, and a mix. 


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