Apex Trail and Enchanted Forest Trail

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We went for a long hike up Apex Trail and Enchanted Forest Trail through the snow.  Many bridges (I don’t think this one) were replaced recently in the final stages of the repair of Apex Park after the flooding that occurred in the fall of 2013.

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Up the Enchanted Forest Trail through a stand of pines.

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There was a fair amount of snow in the shade.


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Near the top of Apex Trail where Enchanted Forest Trail comes back together.  Denver is out there on the horizon.

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Heading back down from the top into the canyon that Apex Trail traverses.

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Some deer on the side slope.

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There were a couple of doe deer, a large stag, and another spike buck hovering on the periphery.


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Ice up on one of the trails to the north of Apex Trail.

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Looking north toward Buffalo Bill’s grave.

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Panorama looking to the east.

20141128_121628_Richtone(HDR)Looking down on our townhouse and surroundings with Denver in the distance.

Snowy Lower Apex Hike

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Heather and I hiked up the lower part of Apex Trail in Apex Park just a few days after it opened.  The trail had been closed for a little over a year after the big floods in the fall of 2013.  Now there are a number of new bridges and rerouted trail segments.  Also on odd days there is only uphill travel on this trail for mountain bikes.