Like so many people during these times, we are itching to get outside whenever we can. After a cool and rainy Sunday, we had a very nice spring day for Memorial Day. We decided to take on the next challenge of “Decoding Douglas”, a series of hikes through open space parks in Douglas County. Each hike has a marker placed somewhere along it, with an emblem that reveals your next destination.
Today’s hike was at the Lincoln Mountain open space, east of Larkspur. This park has a couple of different options with reasonable length loop hikes. The terrain is easy going, with just enough elevation and scenery to keep it interesting. It looks like a good place for a bike ride later in the summer.
We chose a 4 mile loop up across the mesa and around the boundary of the park. It was a great day to be outdoors. The clouds started rolling in again toward the end of the hike, obscuring what looks to be a nice view of Pike’s Peak at the right time. We’ll keep looking for that moment.
