Today we went to Queens Canyon, which is located in Glen Eyrie. It was a beautiful day; one of the first that we have had in a long time, but it was perfect for hiking. If you plan on hiking at Glen Eyrie you must fill out reservations on their website as well as print and sign wavers for each adult in your party. There are several trails, but Queens Canyon was the first one we did and seems to be one of the prettiest.
Andre and I invited Pierre and his new friend Christina; it was a very pleasant and scenic hike. The trail is short and it contains lots of makeshift bridges along cliffs near a river. Eventually the trail ended and we found ourselves heading of off private property and into a national forest. We had to cross the river several times in order to make any progress and eventually it became to difficult to continue and we turned back.
Everyone managed to stay dry but me, I got so tired of trying to balance across the river on loose rocks that I began just walking through the river in my hiking boots. When we were done with the trail we decided to try another. We started hiking a trail called Fire Road, which was nothing like Queens Canyon. It was dirt trail without any trees that was pretty much a straight incline for several miles. Eventually we all got to hot to finish it and turned around, but it did have some nice views of Garden of the Gods and the city.
Overall Glen Eyrie is a beautiful piece of property with some great trails, it’s certainly a good place to go hiking especially if you like hiking near water. I also made a video of our excursion check it out at
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