I decided to hike the Hobbit Trail just north of Creede. It's a 3 mile round-trip hike to the top of a rock outcrop overlooking Creede. However, my plans to drive to the trailhead were thwarted because the road up the Bachelor Loop was closed so I had to park my vehicle and hike up to the trailhead (2 miles one way). Fortunately, I had enough daylight to do the extra miles. As an added bonus, I ran into a local hiker that I had heard a lot about, but we had never met. We ran into each other on the road up Bachelor Loop so he and his dog joined me on the hike and we got to know each other. Super nice guy that has hiked all over this county for decades so I learned a lot from him about the trails and areas.
