Flat Tops Wilderness Area — Attraction in Colorado

I spent a weekend in the northern Flattops long ago, and it was enchanting. Among the highlights were a sky utterly clear of light pollution, where when lounging in your sleeping bag the sky is filled with so many stars that it seems quite reasonable that you could reach up into the heavens and grab any star of the untold number you see.

But the best part for me was listening to the coyotes calling out to their comrades across the hills off into the wilderness night.

I rate this place 5 stars for the magical hold the place takes on you. I would caution parents of very young children, though. Wilderness is the true nature of the place, and you cannot lose you child for a moment. Wilderness places may be like that sometimes. Go there though. The lack of humanity's hold on the place is central to the charm that you feel.

I've been thinking of bikeing there this summer if I can find the time. My answers to the questions are from my experiences many years ago. I doubt that time has...

Tons of beautiful trails that meander throughout the insanely vast Flat Tops wilderness area. My first hike there was the hike through Devil's Causeway which in itself is a super cool and scary trail that's only about 10-15 feet wide with sheer cliffs on BOTH sides that drop at least a few hundred feet in the lowest places, maybe close to 1K feet in the tallest spots!! The entire hike that we hiked that day ended up being over 14 miles long and to this day is still the longest single day hike I've ever done. Funny thing is that even though it was so long and took so many hours, it felt like I simply snapped my fingers and it was already all over! ...

One of my favorite places in Colorado! Just what the Dr. ordered for solitude and wonderful hiking. The Devils's causeway trail is a highlight. Be prepared for elevation while camping here and take a good bug repellent as the bugs are THICK! While on the way home we stopped by Strawberry hot springs in Steamboat for a...