Day 6 North Cheyenne Canyon and Rockies game.

OK so this was our last day exploring in Colorado. The day before we found out that the Colorado Rockies had fired their manager so our trip to Coors Field was cancelled. So to improvise we went to North Cheyenne Canyon and decided to go on another hike

So we decided that the medium trail was our best bet and we had a blast. Throughout the trail there were numerous waterfalls and and rivers flowing and the whole thing was relaxing.

The only difficulty with the hike is that when we got to the top of the hill we had hiked 1,00 feet up in elevation. A lot of the trail was steep inclines and a lot of us had to take a break and catch our breath.

A long the way we would catch an awesome view of the city of Colorado Springs. It was a great view and with the waterfalls in the background it was truly awesome. We were also amazed that as we were going up we got passed by a lot of cyclists both going up and down. Those paths were very narrow and I was nervous walking the path let alone riding a bike on the path.

Coming down the hill was more interesting than going up. It was very easy to go down but the step incline turned into a steep decline and going down the hill was interesting. The path was slippery at times and we ere all in a hurry because we had a rainstorm on the way.

Now this is the twist in the trip that I just had to post about. On the way down the path a couple members of the group decided to run. When they got to the part where the trail met the road they stopped and waited for the rest of us. While they were waiting a lone cyclist was coming down the road and when he hit a dirt patch he lost control of his bike and slid down the road to where our students were. One of the students Mike, helped the guy out of the road and helped him to the side of the road. Our assistant athletic trainer at Aurora, Nicki, came and assessed the individual to make sure he was alright. The cyclist insisted that he was fine but he had cut up his elbow and knee really bad. He also told us he had fallen before. We assessed him and immediately called 9-1-1. The ambulance came and took care of him. Afterwards we talked about the whole situation and what happened. We noticed that the bike was a one-speed bike and the tires had no traction. This is not good for riding up on mountains and could have contributed to his fall. But this was enough action for one day and we went back to our hotel to get ready for the Rockies game.

Later that night we went to the Colorado Rockies game to watch the Padres and Rockies play. The game was a good one and the Rockies won with a walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth to win. We then went off to have some ice cream and the retired to hotel to prepare for our trip back to Chicago.

In the end this trip was amazing, we all had different parts we liked and everyone had something that they were interested in occur on the trip. We loved everything and would not have changed everything that went on with the trip. I would definitely recommend the the trip to anyone interested because you will not get so many great experiences in one experience.

I have one more post before Colorado is over. I hope you enjoyed these posts and I look forward to the last post of this may term. Until then take care and enjoy!