The map of the Fern Canyon Trail. Since the trail is so close to the Mesa Trail, I included the tracklog from the January 25 hike at the top of the map.
A 3D view of the trail facing northwest with the Mesa trail in the background.
The trail has a pretty decent elevation gain for such a short distance.
The moon is nearly full.
We're ready to go.
Looking back at Boulder a few hundred yards from the trailhead.
The ten of us.
On the way back, just a few hundred yards from the trailhead, I managed to sprain my ankle pretty thoroughly. Fortunately, the damage was not too severe and will mostly heal in a few weeks.