Travel Haiku - Arapaho National Forest (Colorado) Poem by john tiong chunghoo

Arapaho National Forest
our heat peaks in joy between
the bristlecone pines and the blue sky

Arapaho National Forest
bristlecone pines and blue sky
nature peaks in its beauty

Just over 40 miles from Denver, Colorado, in Arapaho National Forest is Mount Goliath, a monster of a mountain whose vast array of wildflowers consume the landscape this time of year. Trek the M. Walter Pesman Trail that leads to open, colorful meadows, through a spectacular display of bristlecone pines—the oldest living tree on earth—amidst massive boulders underneath the bluest, wide-open sky imaginable. Just make sure you pack a lunch; the trail culminates at a picture perfect picnic area.