5 miles of hiking • 1000' elevation gain •
Was able to walk/jog from my mother's house to this ridge a couple miles away. Ascended through scrubby sagebrush, lodgpole pine, and cactus to the hogback ridge, which is the first uplift of the Rocky Mountains. Great views of the Front Range and the city of Denver. Had a thunderstorm open on me while I scrambled along the cliffs and rocks. Followed rough animal trails and dropped off the ridge to the north into a thicket of overgrowth in a small drainage, which I had to do in order to avoid trespassing on private property on either side. Cool little ridge that I finally did after I've looked at it over the last 15 years of living/visiting the area!
