# Colorado Trail — July 2022

2022-07-19 · Colorado Trail, Front Range, CO

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## Day 1 · July 19

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![Pike National Forest sign.](https://garrettgcraig.com/trail-log/photos/colorado-trail-2022/52391924773.jpg)

![Aster.](https://garrettgcraig.com/trail-log/photos/colorado-trail-2022/52390751442.jpg)

![Stormy ridge.](https://garrettgcraig.com/trail-log/photos/colorado-trail-2022/52391680106.jpg)

**Approx. distance:** about 17 miles.

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**Observed:** [Bighorn Sheep](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194676040).

## Day 2 · July 20

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![Peaks from the trail.](https://garrettgcraig.com/trail-log/photos/colorado-trail-2022/52391927043.jpg)

![Wild bergamot.](https://garrettgcraig.com/trail-log/photos/colorado-trail-2022/52391918433.jpg)

![Granite outcrops.](https://garrettgcraig.com/trail-log/photos/colorado-trail-2022/52392111260.jpg)

**Approx. distance:** about 21 miles.

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## Day 3 · July 21

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![Dawn light on the cliffs.](https://garrettgcraig.com/trail-log/photos/colorado-trail-2022/52377992308.jpg)

![Sego lily.](https://garrettgcraig.com/trail-log/photos/colorado-trail-2022/52391918508.jpg)

![Trail through the meadows.](https://garrettgcraig.com/trail-log/photos/colorado-trail-2022/52391683651.jpg)

![Lupine.](https://garrettgcraig.com/trail-log/photos/colorado-trail-2022/52391996744.jpg)

**Approx. distance:** about 20 miles.

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