**DESCRIPTION:** This is Day 2 of 3 of a Fall Colors tour to Summit County. Each day will be a separate event, so you can choose which days to attend.

**On this 2nd day, we will do 3 easy mini hikes:**

* **Aspen Alley, 1.3 miles one-way all downhill:** We will Uber from downtown Breckenridge to to this trail due to parking limitations and the police's eagerness to ticket, and also because we are just doing this hike 1-way. This entire hike is in a grove of aspen trees with some old mining equipment along the way. After this hike, we will take another Uber 0.6 miles to the Illinois Creek TH (or we can walk, however it's not pedestrian friendly).
* **Isak Heartstone Troll via Illinois Creek TH, 1-mile loop / 118 elev gain:** This hike goes to Breckenridge's beloved 15-foot troll in the woods, made of materials found in nature
* **Lunch in downtown Breckenridge**
* **Old Dillon Reservoir Trail, 1 to 1.7 mile lollipop loop (the 0.7-mile lollipop part is easy to decide against):** This is a trail through the trees with jaw-dropping expansive views of Lake Dillon.

You will have the option to spend the night to join us for Day 3's (Sunday) hike to Eaglesmere Lakes north of Silverthorne near Green Mountain Reservoir.

Lodging will be coordinated with attendees who are signed up to go. If at least 8 people attend, we will book 2 private rooms with 6 bunk beds in each (one for each gender). Payment will need to be sent to Erin in order to book (required in advance by the hotel). If less than 4 people of each gender attends, I will help locate standard hotel room.

**Photography highlights for this day:**

* Fall Colors / Aspens
* Mining History & Buildings
* Art in nature
* Mountain Panoramas
* Lake

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**ITINERARY FOR THE DAY (all times are estimated):**
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**8:00 AM> *Meet at Jefferson County Govt Center Station Parking Garage - Top Floor.*** Please don't be late- Introductions, instructions, and carpool coordination & loading will occur in this time.
**8:20 AM>** Depart JeffCo garage
***9:15 AM>*** *Hotel dwellers from night 1 meet in hotel lobby*
***9:30 AM>*** *Hotel dwellers from night 1 depart hotel*
**10 AM (depending on traffic)>** ALL Arrive at Peak 9 Parking in Breckenridge
**10:15 AM>** Meet group at bus stop at the parking lot to get Uber to Aspen Alley TH (aka Boreas Pass Loop TH / 3312-3362, Co Rd 10, Breckenridge)
**10:30 AM (ish)>** Arrive at Aspen Alley TH
**11:40 PM - 11:50 PM (ish)>** Finish Aspen Alley hike / get Uber to next trailhead (or walk the 0.6 miles to the Illinois Creek TH at the Ice Rink, however, it is not pedestrian friendly)
**12 PM (ish)>** Start hike to Isak Heartstone Troll via Illinois Creek TH (left side of parking lot entrance to Ice Rink)
**1:15 PM (ish)>** Finish Isak Heartstone hike
**1:24 PM SHARP>** Arrive at Bus Stop across the street to catch the bus into downtown Breckenridge
**1:40 PM>** Target arrival to Breckenridge restaurant for lunch (anticipate a wait to be seated, assume around 2pm? Can take any necessary items to cars after table is reserved and while waiting)
**3:30 PM (ish)>** Finish lunch
**3:45 PM (ish)>** Arrive back at cars
**4:15 PM (ish)>** Arrive at Old Dillon Reservoir Trail, start trail at 4:25 PM
**5:30 PM (ish)>** Finish Old Dillon Reservoir Trail; Depart for JeffCo / hotel / activities on your own
**7 PM (ish), depending on traffic>** Arrive back at Jefferson County Govt Center Station

Again, these are estimated times, and don't account for things such as traffic, slower hikers, or anything else outside of the organizer's control.

**Map to the Breckenridge F Lot / Peak 9 Parking:**
[https://maps.app.goo.gl/WjyWSPDJumRB9cmY9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/WjyWSPDJumRB9cmY9)

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