hello hip flexors

jenn and i had a fantastic weekend of hiking. we did mad creek on saturday, and it was gorgeous. the weather was just cool enough, the skies were clear but with high clouds that kept the sun at bay, and all the aspens are leafed out in beautiful shades of green. this is the trail where the dogs blew out their paws last year, but thanks to a spring of yampa core trail walks, the dogs were just fine.

on sunday i fished the stagecoach tailwater. caught a couple rainbows, the first one as big as that picture on the page i just linked. but, alas, i broke both of my rods that day out of sheer clumsiness and stupidity. but that's another post.

jenn and i hiked to upper fish creek falls on monday. this is a gorgeous trail, and the creek is just pumping right now so the falls were spectacular. it's probably 1600-1800 feet of elevation gain to the upper falls, and i'm very proud of us for doing it, but dang am i sore.

these were our first real hikes of the season, and there will be many more to come. next up - the sarvis creek trail, to catch those brook trout i saw in that big pool last summer. after that, when the snow is gone, the spooky devil's causeway. and then, by august - a fourteener.

link o' the day:

jenn and i are going to milwaukee for 5 days for a conference of hers. here's where i plan on spending some time while she's conferencing.