COLORADO’S 148TH BIRTHDAY: HIKE TO BAKER’S TANK: BRECKENRIDGE, CO.

COLORADO’S 148TH BIRTHDAY: HIKE TO BAKER’S TANK: BRECKENRIDGE, CO.
Watch out for Summit Super Troopers. Especially the stretch of CO-9 between Frisco and Breckenridge.

One summer day in 1893 Katherine Lee Bates, an English teacher for Colorado College, decided to take a ride in a prairie wagon with some other teachers to the summit of 14,000-foot Pikes Peak.
Near the top they had to leave the wagon and hike the rest of the way with mules.
Ms. Bates would later recall, “I was very tired but when I saw the view, I felt great joy. All the wonders of America seemed to be displayed there, with the sea-like expanse.” She hastily jotted down in her notebook what she was experiencing. Inspired by the majestic mountain’s view of the “purple” Rockies and nearby “fruited plains,” she captured the moment in her notebook and eventually converted it into verse.

In less than a few moments she had written the poem which would describe America and the beauty she absorbed within her spirit.
Elementary Schools in both Massachusetts and Colorado bear her name.
She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970

On August 1, 1876, 28 days after the Centennial of the United States, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation admitting the state of Colorado to the Union as the 38th state and earning it the moniker THE CENTENNIAL STATE.
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Here’s a list of hiking essentials: https://americanhiking.org/resources/10essentials/
I always carry some type of spikes and body, feet/toe/ finger/hand warmers at all times. (Army-Navy Surplus!!!)
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The Baker’s Tank Loop is a 7 mile loop hike with a starting elevation of 10,350 ft and an ending elevation of 11,050 ft. This hike is rated moderate to difficult for Baker's Tank.
On the return we could always hike down the former very wide railroad bed which is a blast and Boreas Pass Road which runs parallel with the trail. Hiking beside someone is a lot different than hiking behind someone.
We’ll begin the hike at the trailhead for Baker’s Tank Trail and follow the blue diamonds. The narrow winding trail ascends rather steeply at times before descending into a drainage area around the halfway point.
From here we’ll continue to the right when we come to a junction and continuing with Boreas Pass Road runs parallel with the trail leading into a very nice meadow just above Baker’s Tank on the right
This tank was used to supply water to locomotives that ran between Como and Breckenridge.
This is where we either head back onto the trail or some of us will hike down the railroad trail back to the trailhead.
I hope to see you all at the camping area on Boreas Pass and the Baker’s Tank Loop.
Drive Safe
Don