Pulpit Rock February 2017

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Pulpit Rock February 2017

By Manitou Julia on Thursday, February 16th, 2017 | No Comments

It has been a few years since I last hiked the trails at Pulpit Rock. There was absolutely no signage indicating where to turn off of Nevada Avenue or where the trail head actually is located. And the entrance for the parking lot is quite different looking. But we did find it after a couple […]

Subtle Colors of Winter Contrasted by White Snowy Landscape

By Manitou Julia on Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 | No Comments

Just enough snow on the trail that went through the Valley Below Pulpit Rock make it an interesting winter scene. I enjoyed seeing the contrast of white against many other beautiful pieces of nature we encountered on this peaceful trail. Subdued colors stood out vibrantly against the pure white snow. I found myself fascinated by […]

Icy Creek in the Pulpit Rock Valley

By Manitou Julia on Monday, January 13th, 2014 | No Comments

I love being around water on hikes, even if it is mostly frozen. When we decided that the trail we were on in the valley below Pulpit Rock wasn’t going to head back to the parking area, we noticed that there was creek deep in the valley below where we were walking. I took some […]

Bench View Near Pulpit Rock

By Manitou Julia on Saturday, January 11th, 2014 | No Comments

The hike up to Pulpit Rock is pretty short. And even though we played up there a bit and enjoyed the views it offered, we weren’t quite ready to quite hiking when we got to a fork in the trail. The gentleman with the black Pepper dog, had told us some trails would loop around […]

Slippery Trail at Pulpit Rock

By Manitou Julia on Friday, January 10th, 2014 | No Comments

We had come up one way that was pretty steep, but my hiking partner started down a different way. And when I looked down, realized how steep it was! We were not in a hurry. I took my time and stopped many times to breathe. My left leg is not as strong as my right […]

Rock Faces at Pulpit Rock

By Manitou Julia on Thursday, January 9th, 2014 | No Comments

As mentioned before, I always see creatures and faces in the rocks or driftwood when hiking. This hike was no exception to that. I stood and stared at this series of faces for quite some time. From many angles I saw more and more faces. Mostly happy ones. Some silly ones. A Bird Beak with […]

Pulpit Rock Summit

By Manitou Julia on Wednesday, January 8th, 2014 | No Comments

As we approached the Summit the trail was very steep and slippery, but we never slipped, thanks to the YakTraks we were wearing. And I did rely on my hiking pole that I had gotten from the yard sale Ernie’s niece held. Had some sweet thoughts of where that curmudgeon of a neighbor might have […]

Pulpit Rock on a Grey Day

By Manitou Julia on Tuesday, January 7th, 2014 | No Comments

Today was suppose to be the sunniest and warmest day of the week. Well, I never saw the sun, but it wasn’t very cold and the wind was minimal, the weather was pleasant enought and not too much snow on the ground. I had asked a friend to hike with me and had received a […]

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