(Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). In the summer, when there are 14 to 15 hours of daylight each day, hitting Mount Galbraith near Golden for a beautiful and vigorous hike before work is glorious. Located at the threshold of Golden Gate Canyon, I can get in a hike of 4.5 miles in a little over two hours, with an elevation gain of almost 1,000 feet. I prefer it as a weekday morning hike because this hike attracts a lot of folks on weekends, and there are only 27 parking spaces at the trailhead.