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! Pro tip: parking is free between labor day and memorial day, so that makes it even…
Took a nice walk with a friend and their dog near Standley Lake this past weekend. I have never specifically walked around this lake, but I have been near it and the views were lovely. My friend had hurt their back, so needed something with nothing too steep and nothing too muddy. We got the…
2 miles, out (really more like up) and back. Initial elevation 10 thousand feet – ish Summit elevation 13 thousand feet – ish Elevation gain 1500 ish (let’s just say – a lot) When I was training for Kilimanjaro, we did some 13-ners (aka, 13 thousand plus feet at the summit). The gals and I…
We were lucky enough to get a place to stay close to the trailhead for the Lily Pad Trail. We were in the area for a women’s ski clinic at Breckenridge, and chose this location for it’s view. It was a lovely February weekend so we brought our snowshoes to enjoy nature and get some…
Finally got out of the house this weekend after a frigid week. We had spikes, but no snow shoes and it worked out fantastic. We took the Mason Creek Trail till it hit the Catamount Overlook trail. 2.5 miles one way was all I agreed to do, so we put on our spikes and went…
Was suggested this trail by my Ultra Marathon-r gym buddy. I underestimated the butt kicking this thing was! We weren’t sure where the trail head was and we watched the radio tower as we drove around Red Rocks. Very easy to find actually – entrance 4, walk up a touch, it’s on the left by…
One of my favorite trails, always fun to try and figure out when the snow will clear! This year was one of the latest and flowers were gorgeous! The first year we did the trail we didn’t make it all the farthest lake. The second time we attempted it, there was so much snow, we…
One of the hardest hikes – ever? 9 miles, 8 hours, 30 mph winds, snowfield to overcome, and a trail that was all unstable rocks! Snap! We started off “early”, hit the parking lot at 7am to start our adventure. I had extra weight in my pack – at some point, it will feel so…
We decided to give this one a try in early afternoon. We ended up turning around due to fear of lightening… But we gave if the college try and did a good bit of it! It starts with a significant uphill and seems to continue forever! Eventually you get up and out of the canyon…
We decided to cross this one off the list before it was too late and hot in the season. It was still probably a little too late, but i’m looking forward to doing it again in the fall and adding the back loop! It’s part of Roxborough State park. There are other shorter option, but…