Old Man Bull

Climbing Party:   Aaron Dover, Amanda Harnden, Andrea & Brian Bielecki, Scarlet and Ellie Elevation Gain: 2,760' Distance:   9.15 miles RT Difficulty:   Moderate Hiking Calculator: 22  Directions:   From Denver, take I-25 south for about 6 hours until you reach the Tramway Road exit just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Take a left off of the exit, and drive 7.3 miles, then take a left on Academy Boulevard to the Elaine Gallegos Park.  You will see signs for the Pino Trail.  FYI, it is $1 to park midweek, and $2 to park on weekends. About 2 months ago, Amanda and I could see that we would be needing a nice little vacation.  There was a lot on the plate, and we both agreed that a quick trip to New Mexico would be beneficial for our minds, bodies and spirits.  We decided to book a few nights at the Tamaya Resort in Santa Ana Pueblo, just outside ALBQ.  It was a great choice since it was relatively close to Denver, a...

Climbing Party: Amanda Harnden, Aaron Dover, Scarlet Elevation Change: 3,200' Difficulty:   Strenuous Hiking Calculator:  27 Directions : From Denver take US-6 West to Golden, which will turn into 93 Northbound towards Boulder.  Follow 93 North and turn onto 170 heading Southerly direction.  Follow 170 about 1.8 miles and look for parking lot on the right hand side.  Non-Boulder County residents must pay $5 to park. This mountain came at us with quite the reputation of being a BEEEAAST!   I had not done any hiking on either S. Boulder Peak or Bear Mountain, but Amanda had when she first moved to Colorado, and I remember her telling me how hard she thought it was back then.  Well, she was right.  The elevation gain by itself is comparable-if not more, than the amount of gain found on some of Colorado's 14,000 foot peaks.  The other fun thing about this hike is that in the last 1.3 miles, you gain 2,000 feet of the 3,200 total ele...