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Colorado's Hogbacks |
| Section: LIFE / TRAVEL |
| Author: J. Antonio Pérez |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2007 |
| Size: 1,303 Words, 8,707 Characters |
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Nested at the southwest edge of Denver, Colorado, towering, slanted red megaliths can be found looming in the Roxborough State Park behind its visitor center. The more than two-mile long Fountain Valley Loop Trail winds through these three slanting red rock ridges, which are known as "hogbacks." They are over a billion years old.
With a camera attached to a uni-pod in one hand and a hiking cane loaned by the park in the other, I began my hike through this geological wonderland. My daughter Sheree, who lives in the area, was my expert guide. The family had gathered in the “Mile High City” for the Christmas holidays.
December’s snow and black ice covered much of the trail. Unquestionably, a tricky trek loomed ahead. Why would anyone want to hike under these foreboding conditions? Wel...
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...Golf Club in Littleton, Colorado, visit http://www.golfcolorado.com/display.php?courseid=4 or call (303) 973-9614.
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