Feeling a bit under the weather – bronchitis from the recent fires – was looking for a relatively easy hike…no 3rd straight 14er weekend for me. A co-worker spoke highly of Ceran St. Vrain. Her dogs love water and this hike crosses the St. Vrain more than a few times. Named for an 1800’s fur trader, just past the trailhead in Jamestown walked through an all-pine forest. So FRESH – love the smell of pine!
Didn’t start this hike ‘til 10am so shared the trail with many many others. Easy 45-minute hike OUTDOORS, which lifted my spirits.
Lunch on the St. Vrain riverbank, then got inspired. Hey – why not hike back UP the river? Sole was cracked from last week’s Quandary summit…was gonna toss these shoes anyway. Weather was HOT, water cold – great combo for our first ‘river’ hike.
Met a few tree dilemmas – climb over or under? Surprisingly, not always so obvious. Under – you’re bending down in the water. Over – one wrong move, crunch and ouch. LOL> Then of course never expected to see snakes 🙁
Highly recommend taking the road less travelled – ROCKSTAR day!
protrails.com – Ceran St Vrain
Sounds a lot like the plot of James Michener’s Centennial – hmmm….
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceran_St._Vrain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bent (first governor of NM territory & scalped alive by Pueblo Indians – ouch)
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- Jamestown trail named for 1800’s fur trader
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- free hat (notta product placement promo, honest)
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- smell of pine (LOVE IT!)
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- lunch break on St. Vrain
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- hey, hey…can we get in?
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- and so our 2 mile river hike begins…
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- was gonna toss these shoes anyway (cracked sole last weekend on Quandary)
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- tree dilemma: (climb) over or under
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- assume this wasn’t poisonous? (don’t know, don’t wanna know)
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- Highly recommend taking the road less travelled — ROCKSTAR day!
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