I Love This Place ...... 2

HI!

It's 60+ degrees today, and I've been itching to get the bikes out for a ride. So, today's the day!

We have a very nice trail only a couple of blocks from the house - The Cherry Creek Trail. It's 40 miles long in total, and goes South along Cherry Creek and the Platte River South to Castlewood Canyon State Park. It's interesting that this trail is almost to the mile, the same length as the American River bike path in Sacramento - one of our favorite places!

It's all downhill to Confluence Park where the South Platte River and Cherry Creek come together, but it's all uphill back. It's a great ride and will become a favorite walk or ride in the warm Summer evenings!

 That's REI Denver in the distance behind the tree. I wonder how REI, which started in Seattle, WA feels about Denverites calling this their "flagship" store?

Cherry Creek starts in the Parker area, 30 miles South of Denver and flows from there into Cherry Creek Reservoir. Flowing out of the reservoir, Cherry Creek meets the South Platte River here - Confluence Park.