Rabbits Ear Trail

 This is a few miles from the Utah border. Lollipop desert hike with the loop up about 1000 feet from the start. Views of the La Sal Mountains and the Colorado river. A little over 6 miles. Flowers and lizards out today.

I decided to go to Munchies, a local burger place, for the first time. It turns out Wednesday is classic car day. Locals drive their classic cars so the parking lot has a number of interesting cars in it.

Black Ridge Trail - CO Nat Monument

 This is a new trail to me at the Colorado National Monument. This goes from the visitor center to the Liberty Cap trailhead. I only went as far as the CCC trail. This goes down to the rim road near the coke ovens. I went about half way down the CCC trail and came back. This was about 7 miles. From the visitor center the trail goes up another 1000+ feet to an open flatish area. You go from the Monument to Mcinnis BLM land back to the Monument on this hike. Nice quiet area. I ran into one person.

After the hike walking around near the visitor center:

Grand Mesa, Palisade Rim

 Ski followed by hike today. The skiing was good Spring skiing. Some fast crust skiing off trail in the AM followed by nice groomed trails. Not great for pictures, as compared to a few days ago,  as all the snow is out of the trees. A pretty long ski but decided to do some hiking in Palisade on the way back. After all I was driving right by it!

The hike was Palisade Rim trail. I went up and around the inner loop. Some larger lizards today than I usually see. Most of them too fast for pictures. A lot out today! Should go on the outer loop some day. Can also hike the lower part of the Palisade Plunge from here.