BISON PEAK

Front Range Central Colorado

Round Trip Distance: 11.3 miles

Start Elevation: 8,719 ft

Summit Elevation: 12,431 ft

Its Spring!  But its also so Colorado....and being new to the state, I'm not exactly sure what that means......but I have some ideas!!!  Regardless, I've been super itchy to get out, explore and do some trotting.  I found a blog post that described Bison Peak (located south of Bailey, CO) as a great spring time destination.....and it truly was!

We trotted for a couple of miles, and then my heart was pumping so hard I thought I might puke!  So we slowed it down to a nice walk.  The trail was dry up until about a mile from the top, in which it became snow-packed.  Pretty easy travel as the trail had been pretty packed down.

Crazy, bizarre rock formation filled the summit....and cooler temps as well!  Ok, actually it was pretty darn cold at the top considering we hiked up in t-shirts!  We brought some layers, but not enough.....!  So, not a lot of time was dedicated to exploring the top.....guess we will have to go back!!!

Summit shot of myself and my amazing friend Kira!!!  Sooooo glad she her pooch made it to Colorado and sooo looking forward to many, many, many more adventures!!!!  Below one final summit shot!!