Sunday, November 3, 2019
Royal Arch
The weather was forecasted in the mid 50's so we decided to go for a hike. None of the Northern Colorado hikes seemed interesting to us, so we decided to venture down to Boulder and hike the Royal Arch trail. Unknowingly, Boulder got a little bit more snow than we did in Northern Colorado and most of the trail was pretty snow-packed. I was a bit underprepared in the fact that I really could have used my crampons and a long-sleeved shirt, but overall, it was a really fun hike.
The hike was very steep, 1,600 feet of elevation gain in a little over 2 miles one way. mixed ith the snow and ice, it was a slow-going hike at two and a half hours total.
![Poking Out of the Snow](/photos/2019/november/small052105img_7428.jpg)
![Blanket of Snow](/photos/2019/november/small052105img_7442_1.jpg)
![Snowy Trail](/photos/2019/november/small052105img_7456.jpg)
![Textured](/photos/2019/november/small052105IMG_7459.jpg)
![Flatiron #1](/photos/2019/november/small052105img_7480.jpg)
![Icy Steps](/photos/2019/november/small052105img_7489.jpg)
![Unhappy](/photos/2019/november/small052105img_7496.jpg)
![Mossy](/photos/2019/november/small052105img_7506.jpg)
![Drip](/photos/2019/november/small052105img_7526.jpg)
![Boulder](/photos/2019/november/small052105img_7537.jpg)
![Deathly](/photos/2019/november/small052105img_7541.jpg)
![Royal Arch](/photos/2019/november/small052121IMG_7553_2.jpg)
![Iconic](/photos/2019/november/small052121img_7584_1.jpg)
![Summit Panorama](/photos/2019/november/small052130untitled_panorama1.jpg)
![NCAR](/photos/2019/november/small052135img_7642.jpg)
![Icicles](/photos/2019/november/small052137img_7648_1.jpg)