Hiking hills 2:30:00 [3] 5.55 mi (27:02 / mi) +400m 22:05 / mi
shoes: Trail NB 706 9D # 1
Acclimatization hike near Colorado Springs. Did a loop from the Palmer Trail/Section 16 trailhead. Starting elevation about 6600', max elevation about 7900'. First third was uphill; steep with switchbacks, up to a saddle;downhill was more gradual and wound around hillsides and through a glen of a stream that didn't have much water in it. Great hike with several views of Colorado Springs and out into the plains. More fun than I thought it would be. :-)