▁other ▁er os ion ▁minim ization ▁approaches , ▁and ▁plant ▁trees ▁and ▁se eds . ▁Fund ing ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁P ikes ▁Pe ak ▁Community ▁Foundation ▁and ▁Great ▁Out do ors ▁Colorado ▁total ing ▁$ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁additional ▁mon ies ▁raised ▁by ▁McC los key ▁Mot ors . ▁A ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁open ▁space , ▁including ▁the ▁und am aged ▁areas , ▁was ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁Park s , ▁Rec re ation ▁& ▁Cultural ▁Services ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁the ▁open ▁space ▁area ▁was ▁re open ed . ▁The ▁open ▁space ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁areas ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁fire ▁to ▁re open . ▁ ▁H ik ing ▁The ▁main ▁route , ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁accessible , ▁starts ▁in ▁the ▁Bl od get t ▁Pe ak ▁Open ▁Space ▁and ▁is ▁approximately ▁ 4 ▁miles ▁round ▁trip . ▁The ▁hi ke ▁g ains ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ft ▁in ▁elev ation , ▁with ▁the ▁trail head ▁starting ▁at ▁ 7 , 1 5 8 ft . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁man ▁attempting ▁to ▁hi ke ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁peak ▁was ▁reported ▁missing ▁by ▁relatives . ▁After ▁search ▁teams ▁were ▁sent ▁out , ▁the ▁man ' s ▁body ▁was ▁found ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁trail ▁among ▁a ▁b ould er ▁field . ▁The ▁trail ▁is ▁noted ▁to ▁be ▁hard ▁to ▁navigate , ▁especially ▁since ▁the