Unsuccessful Hike to the Reservoirs
Palmer Lake Reservoir
- 11/2/2026
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Distance: 1.00 Mile
Duration: 42 minutes
My wife and I started the hike on the La Deux Reservoirs Trail. We got a really late start and my wife struggled with the uphill walk. We had another ticketed event to get to in Denver, so we decided to turn back and call it a day. We never even made it to the first reservoir, so it was a bust. Parking was $5.
Call Your Loved Ones
Telephone of the Wind, Green Mountain Falls
- 10/12/2026
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Distance: 0.40 Mile
Duration: 30 minutes
There is an organization that places Wind Phones all over the world in honor of the founder's deceased daughter. It is a really novel idea that places old telephones in strategic locations. They are not hooked up to anything and will never ring, but it allows people to pick up the receiver and dial their lost loved ones. We decided to hike to one in the Red Buttes Recreation Area. We had to hike about 0.2 miles up to the Town Overlook to find it, but it was worth it.
I forgot to turn off my hiking app so it kept recording my track file as I went down the road, but I am only counting the mileage up to the phone and back to my truck.
Telephone of the Wind, Nancy Lewis Park
Nancy Lewis Park
- 10/12/2026
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Distance: 0.78 Mile
Duration: 33 minutes
My wife and I hiked around Nancy Lewis Park with the goal of finding the wind phone. We did. The park was busy, but parking along the street was available.
Found the Metal Troll
Palmer Lake Recreation Area
- 10/12/2026
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Distance: 0.87 Mile
Duration: 39 minutes
My wife and I went to the Palmer Lake Recreation Area with the intent of finding the metal art troll under the pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks. We did. We had other stops to do so we opted not to hike around the lake.
Mini-Manitou Incline
Rueter-Hess Incline
- 10/10/2026
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Distance: 1.15 Miles
Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes
I decided to give my wife some cardio strength training, so we went to the Rueter-Hess Incline. It has 132 steps to the top. Rather than continue the loop, we opted go back down the steps. Lots of people exercising on the incline, including some who ran the steps.