Twelfth Hike - North Cheyenne Canon

North Cheyenne Canon Park is located southwest of downtown Colorado Springs.  Bailey, my trusted hiking companion, and I hiked the Columbine Trail on August 1, 2010.  It is Hike #37 under the Central Mountains section.

It is a 8 mile hike that starts at the Starsmore Discovery center.  Of course it says on the sign three miles one way so I am not sure which is right.

The hike ends at Helen Hunt Falls.  Not sure if it is named after the actress.

It is not the biggest waterfall, but it was pretty.  It rained on Bailey and I as we got to the falls.

Then we climbed to the bridge and took a picture of the waterfalls looking down.

There were pretty views of the mountains with the clouds in the background.

And great views of the Broadmoor down in the valley.

On our way back, we saw a tree that was growing straight out of the rock. 

It was a great hike that was close to the house which was nice.  Here is a shot of looking down the trail.

12 Down and 88 To Go