Flatirons/Walker Ranch/Eldorado Canyon Marathon: Redux

The Southeast ridge coming off of S. Boulder Peak.

Trip Date: Mar 31, 2018
​Caltopo Map here:  ​caltopo.com/m/DEV3

A bit late getting this one posted.  I had another go at my original Flatirons/Walker Ranch/Eldorado Canyon Marathon.  Because of snow I still couldn't do the variant I'd planned but this one is fun too.  Compared to my original route, this one adds 1000 ft. of vertical gain and about 5 miles for a total of 24.5 miles/5950'.  The bushwhacking is much easier than the original but was still fun to follow creek to the Walker Ranch Loop.  

Original route in red. Final route in yellow.

Checking out the SW ridge coming off S. Boulder Peak.

I'd originally planned on descending the ridge off of South Boulder Peak.  Given the snow I skipped it.  It looks like it'd be fun later in the summer.  

I still maintain that shorts were the best choice.

Lunch and foot break. Let my shoes/socks/gloves dry out for 30 mins and I was good to go (Colorado is so convenient). Also, this is health food right?

Bear peak (left) and South Boulder peak (right)

I've been finding a lot of dead animals recently.

Apparently the next deer to come across this got pretty worried...

Scar Top Mt?

Are you the one I crossed paths with earlier? Did you calm your nerves?