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Front Range & East
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Back Range
Indian Peaks
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Rocky Mt. Natl. Park
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Back East
In the Carolinas
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Left Hand Trail Through North Boulder Valley
 This is a ramble over rolling, mixed-grass prairie. The Front Range is a constant backdrop to the west, the Lefthand Valley Reservoir shines to the east, with the honking calls of geese, and a big sky arches above.
The walk took me up gentle ridges and down into water courses that were only damp in May. The meadowlarks sang from all sides, but they seemed particularly shy, and I really couldn't get a good visit. Bees buzzed from bloom to bloom. Some had rich collections of bright yellow pollen packed onto their hind legs. Ant hills that are usually quiet and dead things during the heat of the day were teaming with workers after a recent rain—cleaning tunnels, in and out, back and forth. A shiny black beetle scurried across the trail and burrowed into the grasses at the trail edge.
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Left Hand Trail and North Boulder Valley
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| Getting There
Drive north on 36 out of Boulder, turn right on Neva Rd., and continue for 1 mi. The trailhead is on the right.
From the trailhead, the Left Hand Trail extends 2.9 mi., one way. Click on the small map below. Left Hand connects with other trail networks, and a trip can easily be extended farther to the south. An extensive trail map for Boulder County is available from BATCO.
A small warning—If this hike sounds like something you would like to do yourself, please use good judgment and prepare yourself according to your skills, your interests, and the season. What was fun for me under one set of circumstances might not be fun or even safe for another under other circumstances. Do not consider my description to be an unqualified recommendation.
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