Hiking, day 36: Hall Ranch

Back out to Lyons, CO, today.

One of the first pictures of the day was this butterfly hanging out on a flower by the trail...

...and I couldn't believe it let me get this close! Probably one of my favorite hiking pics from this year.

Hiking, day 35: Sandstone Ranch

"If I can't see you, you can't see me...right?!"

(A baby bunny 'hiding' from me as I passed by.)

I didn't get many good photos of the view, as the air quality is pretty bad due to nearby forest fires, but there are some great flowers still blooming at Sandstone Ranch in Longmont, CO.

Hiking, day 34: Heil Valley Ranch

Even though I didn't get home from work until 5am, I managed to get a significant hike in back at one of my favorite local haunts in Lyons, CO.

Lots of flowers in bloom along the trail this month.

Finally, I stumbled upon this little guy (the small brown blob in the middle of the trail before the fence) about half a mile before the trail head.  He never figured out that he could have ducked into the grass at any moment, so I inadvertently chased him all the way down the mountain!

Hiking, day 33: Mapleton Hill

I spent the morning at the annual Mapleton Hill rummage sale in Boulder with one of my friends.  Lovely neighborhood!

Hiking, day 32: McKay Lake

I had an appointment down south this morning, so I was able to check out a new-to-me place in Broomfield, CO.  The water was pretty high so I wasn't able to do the whole trail, but it was a nice change of scenery.

Hiking, day 31: Shanahan Ridge

I had a few insane weeks at work that prevented me from hiking, and, well, pretty much anything else.  But - I made it through, and was able to get a quick hike in after work in Boulder!

Later, I had the luck of running into these two cuties on my way home:

Hiking, day 30: Hall Ranch

I made it out for a quick hike before the weather had other plans, but at least some of the wildflowers are starting to bloom!