Heart of a Giant
On this day I hiked up to the top of the Horsetooth!
Here's the view looking east
The Native Americans legend is that an evil giant roamed this area. The giant was killed by a warrior who cut out the giant's heart and then slashed it. The remaining rocks are parts of the giant's heart. Of course the white folks thought it looked more like horseteeth so they named it horestooth rock. It is now the symbol of Fort Collins.
See the teeth marks on the left of the Fort Collins logo?
Some kind of rodent lives near the gums!
Between the teeth, looking down and westward. On a clear day, you should see Pikes Peak. Not today!
There was some snow in the shaded areas. The altitude here was about 7,200 feet.
These deer saw me before I saw them!
Happy to say, I made it back home safe!
Here's the view looking east
The Native Americans legend is that an evil giant roamed this area. The giant was killed by a warrior who cut out the giant's heart and then slashed it. The remaining rocks are parts of the giant's heart. Of course the white folks thought it looked more like horseteeth so they named it horestooth rock. It is now the symbol of Fort Collins.
See the teeth marks on the left of the Fort Collins logo?
Some kind of rodent lives near the gums!
Between the teeth, looking down and westward. On a clear day, you should see Pikes Peak. Not today!
There was some snow in the shaded areas. The altitude here was about 7,200 feet.
These deer saw me before I saw them!
Happy to say, I made it back home safe!
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