Hike details: Total mileage – 6ish miles (directions on where to turn were not clear, so we had a bit of extra steps) Trail Head is at the Ceran St Vrain off of Overland Level of effort – a nice walk in the woods – down to start, so therefore up to end if off….
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Rattlesnake Gulch Trail – Eldorado Springs Canyon
Rattlesnake Gulch Trail 3.5 miles (Hiking Colorado’s Front Range Book – says 5.3, but that is from the first parking lot, not the trail head) 2 hours with lots of stops to see the burned down hotel from the 1900’s and the continental divide $8 entry fee (Colorado State Parks) Took the pups, and even…
Our longest hike – ever!
Bergen Peak 7.7 miles, a stead climb to the top of the peak (Best Hikes with Dogs book states 7.8 miles, Hiking Colorado’s Front Range book states 8.7) Dogs did great. ——— The wilker family headed out to do their “longest hike as a family ever”! I had started this hike with some girl friends…
And we are three
July 4th – 2013 – the pups turned 3 3- how did they get to be 3 years old! In dog years they can drink now! They definitely have their own personalities and are our little men, our crazy monkeys and our special boys! Snuggling with mom and dad are always fun! After 2 years,…
Weekend at Cow Creek South Campground
This past weekend, the hubby, the boys and I spent out first family weekend out camping! This campground was on the Green River Resivour , I managed to book us a site right on the water, and oh was it pretty! The sites were huge! Next time we can bring a bunch of our friends…
Herman Lake Trail
Today we did a fabulous family hike up in the mountains! I recently got the Colorado Hikes with Dogs Books and decided to find an interesting one! Books said 5.6 miles, 5-6 hours. We found it to be 5.8 miles, 4 hours with a 20 minute stop at the lake to enjoy the scenery! Herman…
Devil’s Backbone Trail
First hike of 2013! Woohoo! Devil’s Backbone in Loveland Pros: There is a foot traffic only path to the keyhole and some other areas in the park. A good amount of parking, but not sure what it is like mid season. Cons:No shade, at all (it was overcast and 65 today, so it was perfect!)…
Gingerbread Biscuits – Dog Treats
Found this recipe on RR magazine/website It was a bit hard to deal with the dough. Not sure i’d make it again. Ingredients 3 cups whole wheat flour 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1/2 cup molasses Preparation Preheat the oven to 325 degrees . Place…
Dog Treats – Tuna Treats
Apologies to those without dogs, but it seems the only time i have to cook ends up being dog treats. I love that Rachel Ray has a dog treat at the back of each month’s magazine! I’ve found some lovelies there!! This month – well actually i’m a slow magazine reader – it was march’s…
Panorama Point – Corwina Park
Took a hike with the pups today! 3 miles total round trip – out and back I found this little ditty from another local denver hiker – Jennifer – Trails and Park Reviews. And the cool map came from this blog about local day hikes! Since it was a pretty warm day and hubby wasn’t…