Now that fall is upon us, and the days are much cooler and crisp, bouldering areas couldn't be more friendly.  This past week-end a group of us made our way into the Flatirons of Boulder, Colorado. First we made a stop at the Terrain Boulders, and were happy to traverse and boulder out many of the classics.  This area about ten plus years ago was a somewhat new destination for many boulderers and a welcome alternative for the local who for years climbed the same problems on Flagstaff over and over again. The next day we went up Shadow Canyon and bouldered on some trail side rocks below the Matron, their wasn't a soul insight which made for a serene and quite day amidst the changing fall colors.  This is often what makes bouldering exploration so fun and now that their are so many alternatives, you usually have the areas to yourself, save for the contemporary, en vogue areas which usually over time return to their original obscurity.  We plan a trip to Castlewood, this coming week-end to boulder amidst the canyon's colorful fall landscape.

BH