Storms on the Plains from Lookout Mountain

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On the way back from a great trip up toward Argentine Pass, we stopped off to see the buffalo herd.


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We then went over Lookout Mountain and spied an impressive storm out on the plains by Denver.


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The Colorado School of Mines and Coors Brewing both look great with everything being green around them.


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The clouds and rain around Denver stood in stark contrast to the spotlight of sunlight on the skyscrapers.


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Welcome home, 1988 Toyota 4runner DLX!

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The other day I bought a 1988 Toyota 4runner DLX with 154,000 miles on the odometer.  I am the third owner of this magnificent piece of Toyota engineering.  The truck even came with a Softopper.

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The body is remarkably rust-free aside from a little rust around the fenders.

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No major dents or scrapes.  The paint is generally in good shape.

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Just look at how beautiful it is!

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A summer full of adventure awaits!

Over the Top of Lookout Mountain

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On a fine Saturday morning in April, I decided to do the long hike down into Golden via Lookout Mountain.  The route I took was about 12 miles total from start to finish.


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Hiking up through Apex Park.  The wildflowers were in bloom.

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One of the new bridges installed after the flooding a few years back.

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Still a few wisps of snow left around.

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Up on top of Lookout Mountain.  I wore my Vibram Five Fingers for this hike.  My toes were a bit chilly from hiking through the snow drifts.

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Big mountains in the distance on the continental divide.

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Still lots of snow in the high country.


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North Table Mountain through the trees.

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Hogsbacks north of Golden.

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South Table Mountain.

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Heading down off of Lookout Mountain toward Golden.

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Down Chimney Gulch.

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Lots of flowers blooming and trees just starting to leaf out.

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I encountered part of the local elk herd near the ditch at the top end of the old subdivision off 19th street.

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Clear Creek in Golden was pretty high with snow melt.

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There’s the Colorado School of Mines big M up on the hill.