| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Elevation Gain |
Average Moving Time |
Year to Date Miles |
| 5/25/2024 |
1.7 miles |
1 hour 26 minutes |
339' |
1.8 mph |
366.4 miles |
| 5/25/2024 |
1.7 miles |
56 minutes |
195' |
2.0 mph |
368.1 miles |
| 5/25/2024 |
0.3 miles |
14 minutes |
17' |
2.7 mph |
368.4 miles |
| 5/25/2024 |
0.4 miles |
22 minutes |
47' |
1.6 mph |
368.8 miles |
| 5/25/2024 |
0.3 miles |
14 minutes |
34' |
1.3 mph |
369.1 miles |
| 5/25/2024 |
1.0 miles |
33 minutes |
84' |
2.1 mph |
3701 miles |
| 5/25/2024 |
.2 miles |
10 minutes |
10' |
2.9 mph |
370.3 miles |
| 5/25/2024 |
.1 miles |
5 minutes |
13' |
1.8 mph |
370.4 miles |
Parking: Map:Directions: Lot of short hikes, mostly to overlooks.
Our final hiking day on our trip. The south rim is close to Montrose, where we were staying. The forecast was for some rain and thunderstorms. We focused on doing "longer" hikes (which were actually really short) first and then quick overlook visits later in the day. We started with Oak Flat Loop. I think more people visit the south rim road. Parking for the overlooks started getting crowded as the day progressed. Eventually it started thundering, so we left the park and drove back to Montrose to pick up lunch from a grocery store, as a way to pass time. We drove back to the park when we were done. We went to visitor center, which was packed with people sitting on the floor, waiting out the weather to improve. After looking around, we headed out to Pulpit Rock and listened to a park ranger talk on the Civilian Conservation Core. While I am familiar with the CCC, I learned about SheSheShe Camps for women, which I had never heard of. Eleanor Roosevelt was a real hero! After our talk we did the Pulpit Rock and Fissure hikes and stopped by several overlooks. We stopped by the park's campground registration and dropped off our leftover fuel canisters, hoping that someone could use them.
Black Canyon is the narrowest, steepest canyon in America. The park has so many different wildflowers, and I was constantly stopping to use the Seek app to see what they were. The visitor center has photos of them all too, to help you identify them. Although this time of year was cold for me for tenting, it was a great time of year to see wildflowers.
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Spring Beauties
I always think of these as a NC/TN flower, but they do exist in CO and many other states. |
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| Second breakfast |
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| Lupines |
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| Time for some thunderstorms.... |
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| I fell in love with this tree - an example of krummholz. |
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| This plant smelled so good |
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I've been collecting National Park stamps in my sketchbook.
Even the junior ranger ones :) |
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