Labor Day Recap The day began at Gold Hill Trail Head a few miles outside Frisco. We came up with 3 rules to follow when reading about which hike to choose for the day/weekend. #1 It will always be longer; the book said 12 miles, the sign 13.5! #2 It will always be harder than you think; the book said this segment was 'strenuous even for the seasoned hiker'...I now know strenuous is not my idea of fun. #3 It will always take more time than you thought; the 3:30 arrival to copper Mt. And the shuttle ended up being 5:30. So these might not be ALWAYS for EVERYONE, but we are 2:2 with the Colorado trail. What a beautiful day. We discovered at the split to Breckenridge there was a marathon going on. It seemed to work every time I thought my legs were going to go numb someone came jogging by. Granted most of them looked like they were about to die, but I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Dolly and I at what we thought was the top! Oh no..Keep hiking. A look back on the lake near Frisco. The Marathon runners stopped passing at this point. A View from the Top, we finally made it. The trip was mentally exhausting, for we never knew when we were going to be descending! Just over that ridge, no...Look we can see through the trees, just over that ridge...They kept coming and coming. Copper Mt. A familiar ski area for us in the background

Ready to be done...The Descent.

Dolly starting laying down, but she did well for her first hike, even some of the runners stopped for a pet and a quick rest.

We finally finished the 13 miles and when we went to get on the shuttle found out Dolly couldnt ride unless she was a service dog. My dad rode to Frisco and came back for us and we were home by 8:30! And I thought hiking was only for vacation.