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| Asphazell | Route Climbed: Bard Creek Trail Date Climbed: July 2004  | |
| Great place to go, I love the Watrous Gulch area. It was 4th of July weekend, 2004 and we were the only people back there camping. Unbelievable! Another Bi-Centennial to mark off. | |
| Posted Mar 1, 2005 3:27 pm | ||
| mr_g | Route Climbed: Bard Creek Trail Date Climbed: October 8, 2004 | |
| The weather was beautiful, which was a good thing. I wrongly assumed there would not be too much snow due to the route facing south. I was sadly mistaken. Once I reached the flat shoulder at 11,900 and traversed the rock field, the fun began! I climbed though areas of snow that were close to 3 feet deep in spots! The summit was covered totally in snow, and I had a hard time determining if I actually was there until I found the survey marker. There was no summit cairn or summit log (that I could find, that is). My time up was close to five hours - two more than I anticipated, although the weather was great and the temperatures were moderate. It took me about three hours to get back down. A nice climb, although my legs really felt it the next day. My face got a little red too from all of the reflective sun from the snowfield. All in all, a good trip with lots of great view of surrounding peaks. | |
| Posted Oct 9, 2004 9:44 pm | ||
| Haliku | Route Climbed: Bakerville Date Climbed: 1 Aug 2004 | |
| For 'only' a five mile climb I was impressed; a much harder day than I had planned. The route finding added a nice change. I didn't see anyone from the time I left the truck till I returned 5 hours later. The 360 view from the top is great. This route was harder than many 14ers. A compass and map should be taken. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2004 11:26 pm | ||
| Ryan Kowalski | Route Climbed: Traverse from Mount Parnassus from Herman Gulch TH Date Climbed: August 23, 2003 | |
| A great summit considering its easy access and close proximity to Denver. Watrous Gulch is a great alternative to the extremely crowded Herman Gulch | |
| Posted Feb 24, 2004 4:17 pm | ||
| JonBradford | Route Climbed: Traverse from Mount Parnassus from Herman Gulch TH Date Climbed: August 4, 2002 | |
| A nice summit for being so close to noisy smelly I-70. Climbed with my dog Sopris. Jon Bradford | |
| Posted Oct 24, 2003 10:01 pm | ||
| mtnhiker13 | Route Climbed: Bard Peak Trail Date Climbed: June 2, 2002 | |
| I read the mileage from the Bakerville trail head and thought we were in for a shorter day. Since we had hiked 9 miles the day before, it was a long day for Bard Peak. We were using the hike for a training hike for Long's Peak. Nice hike - I think if I did it again - I would opt for the shorter steeper trail from Bakerville. | |
| Posted Oct 15, 2003 9:12 am | ||
| Aaron Johnson | Route Climbed: Bard Peak Trail Date Climbed: Summer, 2001 | |
| Great day with Ellen and Karen. Fun route, but don't count on the trail all of the time. Great views are had, but the trade off is a steep climb of Bard after rounding Mount Parnassus. Saw two folks from the Bakerville option described on this page. The guy was not going to have a girlfriend when it was done. She was having a hard day and he would not wait up for her. We had her climb with us (she was in good shape, actually-just a bad day) and she was grateful. She regained her strength, we caught up to the boyfriend on the descent. You could hear her raised voice throughout the drainage as we descended. I don't have this problem, as it is Ellen and Karen who usually wait for me! Climbed again in 2009 from the highway. Steep steep steep but fast. Fun bushwhacking below. Great for getting in shape. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2003 8:24 am | ||
| Grant | Route Climbed: Bakerville Date Climbed: Sept 27, 2003 | |
| Excellent day, and fun route finding through the trees. It was a tough hike though. I felt it in my legs the next day when I did Square Top. | |
| Posted Oct 9, 2003 12:24 am | ||
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