After last week's short hike at Bobcat Ridge, I wanted to get back and explore a little bit more. I made the drive back to Fort Collins as the sun rose,
and over to Bobcat Ridge. I hit the trail, immediately following a section of the Valley Loop that I had missed during my previous visit. The views were quite nice.
There are still a few flowers blooming at this late point in the season. Some rabbitbrush and asters.
Soon enough, I found myself at the junction with the D.R. Trail.
I turned left onto the trail and started the ascent up to Mahoney Park.
Parts of the trail left Bobcat Ridge and entered Roosevelt National Forest.
Just beyond the forest boundary I encountered a solitary bull elk.
He didn't seem fazed by my presence. Since much of Bobcat Ridge burned in the Cameron Peak Fire, there were plenty of open views.
Soon enough I was up to Mahoney Park, a grassy meadow.
I opted to hike a utility road up to a ridge so that I could get a view to the west.
What a view it was!
There were also views to the east and Horsetooth Rock.
After admiring the views from the ridge, I hiked the Powerline Trail back down to the Valley Loop Trail. It was a very steep descent.
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