Boulder - Mesa/McClintock/Four Pines Loop

I only had about 4 hours to get a hike in.  An hour out and back to Boulder left only 2 hours for hiking.  I chose to tackle the area around Chautauqua Park.  After spending time trying to find a parking place near the Trailhead, I gave up and went to the NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) where I knew I would find a parking place, but would be at least two miles from where I wanted to hike.  Oh well, flexibility!!!

There really isn't much to talk about and only one picture, but I thought I should go ahead and produce a journal entry to, at least, capture the day.

Bear Peak and the South FlatIrons

Overall Track Statistics for Boulder -  MesaMcClintock4Pines,    950 data points

 Length 6.241 miles  :  Garmin Length 6.432 miles

 Start Elevation - 6089.11 feet

 Maximum Elevation - 6292.72 feet

 Minimum Elevation - 5555.68 feet

 Date of Hike - Mar 09, 2016

 Start Time - 01:51 PM

 End Time - 03:59 PM

 Total Duration -     2:08 hours:min

 Total Ascent - 1408.66 feet

 Total Descent - 1496.59 feet

 Net Ascent - -87.93 feet

 Maximum Grade - 20.56%

 Average Speed -  2.92 mph :  Garmin Average Speed  2.99 mph

 Maximum Ascent over Mile - 584.55 feet

 Maximum Speed over Mile -  3.59 mph

 Maximum Gain over Mile (%) - 10.83%