As part of a half-assed just turning 40 attempt to get in shape for an upcoming South America backpacking adventure, I have been wanting to do some training hikes to get the body used to carrying 45 lbs again. Of course, the whole full-time job and kids scenario, combined with the fact that it's been the middle of winter and daylight hours are scarce, has meant that training has been relegated to the wee hours at either end of the day. Hence I find myself at this particular vantage point, at 22:00 h in late January, perched on a slope on the south side of Eldorado Canyon, with the town of Eldorado Springs nestled at the foot of Shadow Canyon in the foreground. A fairly full but waning moon has just risen high enough above the clouds to illuminate Bear Peak (on the far right of the massif in front of us).
In the early 1900s, Eldorado Springs was serviced by rail from Denver, and the Springs were a popular day trip destination to swim in the cold pools and explore the canyon.
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