Our annual late-Fall hike to Eldorado Mountain in the south part of the Boulder area.

Ever year for the past few seasons,  d-low has put together a walk up this mountain outside of Eldorado Canyon State Park.  This local mountain is trail-less and offers exquisite views of the Continental Divide and the local foothills of the open space system not normally seen by most people.

Throw in some off-trail travel, some minor navigational challenges along with the time of the year and something only a few miles from Boulder seems more like a wilderness experience than a typical walk in the open space.

Joining d-low and I was our good friend Disco and Hearsay (a thru-hiker  bud from Crested Butte).

The hike was another enjoyable with cool, crisp and sunny weather.

The trail started off at a mellow clip in Eldorado Canyon State Park up the Rattlesnake Gulch trail.  Not long after, we went off trail, through the talus and made our way up the mountain off trail.

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