My first intention was to go to Lair O’ the Bear Park (which is a JeffCo Open Space), but then I saw it… “Panorama Point” in neighboring Corwina Park. So easily swayed by a name, I know.
Corwina is a Denver Mountain Park, and is sometimes referred to as Corwina – O’Fallon – Pence Park, since these three Denver Mountain Parks border each other. Corwina borders Lair O’ The Bear, too. These parks are all just about 7 miles west of Morrison down Hwy 74. You could spend quite a bit of time exploring these interlacing parks.
The Panorama Point Trail wasn’t a long hike, but the trail was narrow and snow-covered. This hike I did think to grab my poles, but not the Yak-Trax. When will I learn?
Here’s Andy testing the creek’s ice…if you look closely, you’ll see where the ice was thawed and the creek was visible. Boys.
It was one of our best wildlife-viewing days. Two large elks were just off trail. Wish I could’ve gotten a better shot thru the trees.
We also saw some of our first chipmunks of the season, and possibly an Albert’s Squirrel (which are black with tall, hairy ears). Lots of birds were out, too. Then we saw a herd of mule deer.
And the view was worth it. This shot was taken just below Panorama Point. From the point we could see the small town of Kittredge as well.
The snow was still surprisingly deep in some areas. But the hike up to the point kept us warm.
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