Another Adventure at Mount Falcon

Surprise surprise. Nick and I went to Mount Falcon on Tuesday. With over 12 miles of trails, we have managed to take completely different routes each time. Today, we did the Parmalee Loop. It was only 3 miles, but it had a few pretty steep inclines giving us a good workout on a very hot day.

Mount Falcon at Sunset

Some photographs I captured while shooting on top of Mount Falcon.

My First Documentary

Mount Falcon

     Yesterday, Nick and I went back to Mount Falcon. He and I had never climbed the entire mountain before. This time we made it to the top and walked around the meadow. At first, it was cloudy, but the clouds burned off leaving it bright and rather warm by the end of our hike. For about 4 or 5 miles, it was very steep and difficult, but the view at the top was worth it. We hiked about 8 miles overall, leaving our legs a bit like jello by the end. However, I hope for this distance to be kid's stuff in a month or two. We stopped in Morrison for a late lunch after and toyed with the notion of moving to the cute little town.

Denver and the 'New's

 

     About 2 weeks ago, I moved to Denver. Residing with the parental units for now, I'm becoming reacquainted with the city I've always been, well, acquainted with. Living in a new place is very refreshing. Also, somewhat terrifying coming from my homogeneously white bubble-town, where everyone drives 10 mph under the speed limit. However, the promise of removing myself from this bubble was what I most longed for. In Denver, there is no lack of new restaurants, new bars, new trails, new museums, new theaters, new parks, and so on. "New" is a term I long ago abandoned in Fort Collins.
     Perhaps, the most important is my new school. I was accepted to the Art Institute officially last week. I will be studying Visual FX and Motion Graphix starting July 12th. Luckily, all my credits from CSU transferred, so the only class I must take outside of my core curriculum is Spanish. I should be able to dive right in. I will be taking classes such as fundamentals of drawing and design, color theory, computer applications, for starters.

    Today, I took Buddy with me for a new hike up Mt Falcon. Little did I know before embarking that it neighbors my favorite venue in the whole world. I will be there for July 3rd seeing The Wailers, Galactic, and Umphrey's McGee. Ahh, finally it feels summer is here in my new city and new home.