Sat 8/3 - PM 40 minutes easy

Cheyenne Mountain SP. After a day of traveling, hit the trail just as the threatening skies let loose with cascading sheets of rain. At least it wasn't nearly as windy as the last time I was here in April. Some stretches of trail quickly became quite slippery which was obnoxious. Since the entire park is on the flank of the mountain there isn't really any flat ground to speak of and after 25 minutes or so I was strongly smelling the barn door. Took the most direct route back which meant a long grinding climb up the main road to the campsite. Really, really tired to begin with of course, and right leg tweaked as well.