Day 52- Boulder Canyon

After Denver, all I really knew was I was going to go to Estes Park. I wasn’t very sure what route I was going to take. My friend Shirley was living in Littleton, but had recently moved north to Wheatridge. This changed my thinking.

It turned out that there was a bike path all the way to Boulder so I decided to take it. I would figure the rest out later. The bike path paralleled US Hwy 36. It is a very heavily traveled Hwy so the bike path was a great option.

Once in Boulder, my priority was lunch. Once lunch was taken care of, I needed to turn my attention to an exit strategy. I ended up choosing to go to Nederland through Boulder Creek Canyon. As you might imagine, the canyon was nice.

Now there ins’t a pass going to Nederland. But it was still a 3,000 ft climb through the canyon. Nederland sits at 8253 ft ASL. I was pretty tired after that so I wanted to find a place to stay that was not very far at all from town. The lady at the gas station told me where all of the camping places were. I picked one that was 5 miles north of town. She didn’t mention it was uphill! So what is another 700 or 800 feet?

This campground was bare bones. Not even an outhouse. But it was free so I guess I cannot complain.

In hindsight, I think there might have been an easier way to go toward Estes Park, but then I wouldn’t have gotten to see Boulder Canyon. I guess things work out.