Labor Day morning we headed out early to hike up to Devil's Head. It is the last of the eleven original Front Range lookout towers. It is now on the National Register of Historic Places. John's family did this on Labor Day when he was a young boy.
We even took a family picture in his traditional spot during the hike up.
We met the Ranger who keeps watch. He lives in the cabin below the tower. He has to walk the 170-something steps every day to his post and not the 1.4 miles one way from the trail head to the steps.
We all received a card that said we hiked to the top of Devil's Head.
People even wrote their names on papers and posted them around the inside of the cabin. There was a note from a 3 year old that hiked it on her own after 2 open heart surgeries. Another note was from a 94 year old woman that hiked it August of this year.
The view at the top is AMAZING and BREATH TAKING!
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I think you have several options for a Christmas card with those pics!
I love the picture of all of your guys! I can't believe how grown up all your kids look! It's been way to long since I have seen them!
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