2010-07-16 39 -105

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Fri 16 Jul 2010 in 39,-105:
39.5731138, -105.1707132
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Location

Ken Caryl Ranch, just off C-470.

Plans

The dogs and I are headed for a morning hike.

Participants

Ralph, Tanna and Hendrix

Expedition

A fifteen mile highway drive took us to Ken Caryl Ranch, a neighborhood located in a pretty cool valley between the hogback just SW of Denver and the foothills behind it. The hogback is a flat piece of rock that was pushed up by the Rocky Mountains forming, and presently lies at a tilt, so you can see the diagonal stratifications in it. Up near Boulder, this forms the Flat Irons,

Photos

Achievements

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Ralph earned the No trespassing consolation prize
by almost reaching the (39, -105) geohash on 2010-07-11.
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Ralph earned the Drag-along achievement
by dragging Erin to the (39, -105) geohash on 2010-07-11.