I decided to take a drive to Roxborough State Park, located against the foothills southwest of Denver, yesterday afternoon. It was a rather mild 60 degrees, but pretty overcast with a threat of rain. Nevertheless, the parking lot at the start of the main hiking trail was filled with cars, and I could see hikers heading up and down that trail. This park is famous for its red rock formations, as seen in the photograph above, which are very similar to the ones at Red Rocks Park near Morrison and the Garden of the Gods down in Colorado Springs. It is indeed a very scenic area, but what surprises me most is that just to the north of the park is a major subdivision called Roxborough Village. When I worked at the University of Denver Bookstore, we had an employee who had a house there and made the commute every day (about 27 miles and a 45-minute drive each way). And although a pretty location, this subdivision is in the middle of nowhere. I can only imagine what it must be like to drive there during a snowstorm. I know many people enjoy that kind of lifestyle, but as far as I am concerned, you can only hike the trails in Roxborough State Park so many times before it starts to get a little old. I myself prefer to live much closer to civilization and only take that 27-mile trek once in a while.
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