Full Moon Hike to Mesa Trail

Saturday, November 8th 2003

The map of the Mesa Trail. I got a surprise when I saw that we had taken a slight short cut on the return trip. I didn't remember that... but the GPS doesn't lie.
2D Map of Mesa Trail

A 3D view of the trail.
3D Map of Mesa Trail

We gained only 500 feet in elevation the first mile, then lost some of that elevation on the way to our stopping point about 2.5 miles in. It was a chilly evening which felt good while we were walking.
Elevation profile of Mesa Trail

A view of the front range from the parking lot at the trail head.
View from trail head

There was a total lunar eclipse tonight. This was taken at 6:04 PM which was pretty close to the time that the eclipse became complete.
Total eclipse

We had an extra large group on this hike.
Extra large group