Golden Gate Canyon - Black Bear Trail

On Saturday, Nick and I went hiking with three of his friends from Chicago. Two of them just moved to Arvada, and the other was just visiting. We made the short drive northwest of Golden to Golden Gate Canyon State Park. We parked at the Ralston Roost trailhead and took the Black Bear Trail. The day started out overcast, but the clouds burned-off to a mostly sunny sky. There were some chilly gusts, but they felt nice as we were climbing up. We hiked a little over a mile to the top of a hill. There were giant piles of boulders all over. We stopped here for a little bit and took a rest. Then, we headed back down.

   After the hike, we drove up to Panorama Point.