Our second hiking trip was last weekend to Maxwell Falls. The Aussie and I have discovered that there are waaaaaay too many options for hiking, and that leads to some difficulty in choosing what to do on the weekends. I found Maxwell Falls through the site Day Hikes Near Denver; it's a great site because it categorizes everything. We were texting each other screengrabs of various Colorado-based Instagram accounts, and we noticed that some of the most glorious images are those with water and lakes. Maxwell Falls counted as a waterfall, so off we went. As you can see, I am still learning how to use my camera - there is a pretty marked difference between mine and The Aussie's photos. I'm getting there slowly, like how I am getting used to hiking - we parked at the Lower Trailhead and walked till we reached the main loop and headed left. The creek you see here is after crossing a small bridge, and then head left again till you reach the falls. While the waterfall wasn't much, the hike was quite interesting and a good step up from our previous hike at Garden of the Gods - a bit more technical, and a lot more up and downhills. There were lots of dogs on the trail too, and they loved going in the creeks. Have to say, the view from 7,800 feet was gorgeous.