Noelle, Sierra, Rosie and I left home a little after 8 am this morning for the drive down to Boulder, Colorado. We've got a camping reservation for the Kelly Dahl Campground outside of Nederland and decided to stop in Boulder for lunch before heading up Boulder Canyon to the Betasso Preserve for a hike.
We arrived at the preserve and easily found a parking spot. Sometimes it pays to start a hike later in the day, as the first wave of hikers has come and gone. After using the restrooms, we hit the trail.
Right off the bat there were plenty of views of meadows and mountains.
There were also lots of blooming wildflowers to admire, including prickly pear
and what appears to me some type of blanketflower.
The loop was fairly easy with lots of short ups and downs.
There were great views throughout the hike.
We completed the hike in under 2 hours, returned to the car and then headed further up into the mountains to Kelly Dahl Campground, our home for the night.
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