Hi Hiking Freethinkers,

Weather permitting, there will be a hike on Saturday, July 31st on Spruce Mountain. This is a relatively easy 5 1/2 mile round trip hike with an elevation gain of a few hundred feet. A portion the hike to the top of Spruce Mountain is of moderate steepness, but almost everyone should be able to do this hike. I consider this to be a relatively easy hike. We would be carpooling from my house (directions below) to the trailhead. We will leave my home promptly at 9:00 AM.

Please bring enough water and snacks for the hike.

Due to the number of people on the hike, please let me know if you plan on attending the hike. If you change your mind, please let me know that also.

Rich (594-4506)

Directions: Travel north from Colorado Springs on Interstate 25 to exit 156A, Gleneagle Drive. That puts you heading east on Northgate Drive (not Gleneagle Drive). (There will be no signs telling you that you are on Northgate Drive.) Take your first left (at the first traffic light and a double turn lane) onto the large and divided Struthers Road. Follow Struthers Road for about 1 mile, there is a large "Summer Glen Estates" sign on your right. Directly in front of the sign, turn right onto Falcons Nest Loop. Take your second right onto Scottsdale Drive, then your first left onto Sedona Drive. My house is at the end of the cul-de-sac, slightly on the right. 205 Sedona Drive. 594-4506.