Met up with a friend in our normal parking spot on 285. We didn’t have a plan, so i looked around and found this one. I hadn’t heard of it before, but it was around the mileage we wanted, and the views looked great! Off we went! Berrian Mountain Loop! The trail is a lollypop,…
I’ve hiked this trail a couple times in the past year or so. Always a nice hike, shadey when needed! This most recent adventure up the trail was a fun, yet sad one. My dear friend was leaving the state so we did one last jaunt up one of his favorite hikes. When the cave…
With summer basically done, and winter activity sports not yet ramping up, but hunting season is open… we decided to hit up a 13er with a brisk breeze – Mt Flora! The weather cooperated – no storms were rolling in, as this hike is way above tree line (it starts at Berthod Pass) we were…
Another of my favorite hikes. A bit but kicking, but delightful! We have a day off of work, so I phoned a friend and said, hey, this will be fun, wanna go? Luckily she said yes! This is a beautiful mountain lake hike, with the trail head right off of 70, which makes it easy…
This is indeed one of my most favorite hikes! It’s at altitude, so it’s cooler in the summer, and there are not 1 but 2 lakes to treat you! This year another friend and I decided to go early to “beat the crowds”. We got the very last official parking spot at the top. We…
It was going to be high 90’s but I still wanted to get some miles under my feet! I had book marked a nice page on hikes with shade. Spruce mountain looked like a pretty decent hike, some nice shade and a good parking lot! It is located in Larkspur which can be known for…
I enjoy how close Apex Park is home and how many trails are available! I had a random monday off and decided to enjoy nature. Since it was close to home and generally full cell signal I wasn’t too nervous about going solo! The wild flowers were on point and the quiet and mostly solitude…
Made a jaunt for this hike with a friend between the storm clouds after work. There are a number of ways to reach the trail to the arch and my friend showed me yet a different one. It always surprised me how quickly the altitude kicks your butt on the initial up hills at chautauqua!…
I had done this hike years ago with the hubby and the pups, in the dead of summer. This time it was with a friend, in the winter! Still beautiful, quiet, and mostly just myself and my hiking buddy! It was march, and surprisingly very icy after the turn off. Not recommended without spikes! We…
