April 2014 – hiking to healthy

Three Mile Creek Trail, Grant Co Hiked 4/26/14

Starting Elevation: 9022 ft Highest Elevation: 11800 ft but we only made it to 10,100 ft for a total of 1100 feet of elevation gain. Trail Length: Officially it is 13 miles round trip, on this hike we only made 5.2 miles round trip because of the snow. Trail Uses: Hiker, Biker & Horses DegreeContinue reading “Three Mile Creek Trail, Grant Co Hiked 4/26/14”

My top 5 Easy hikes

Aaron is always telling me I need to rank my favorite hikes by difficulty level and then a few weeks ago Jessica over at HungryGems asked me to do the same thing. I have been thinking about it a lot these past weeks and decided they are both right. Here is my top 5 easyContinue reading “My top 5 Easy hikes”

Burning Bear Trail #601, Grant Co Snowshoed 4/19/14

Starting Elevation: 9627Ft Highest Elevation: 10,708Ft is the highest we made it but the highest part of the hike is supposed to be 10,740 ft Trail Length: The full length of the trail round trip is a 13 miles to Hall Valley Trailhead we made it just under 8 miles round trip almost toContinue reading “Burning Bear Trail #601, Grant Co Snowshoed 4/19/14”

Mason Creek at Staunton State Park, Conifer CO hiked 4/12/14

Mason Creek Trail> Border Line Trail> Staunton Ranch Trail Starting Elevation: 8197 ft Highest Elevation: 9450 Ft ( Almost 1600 ft total with a little up and down from Mason Creek to Border Line) Trail Length: 10.6 miles officially and my fitbit was pretty close with right around 11 miles Trail Uses: Hiker, Biker, HorsesContinue reading “Mason Creek at Staunton State Park, Conifer CO hiked 4/12/14”

TrailRidge Road Hike/Snowshoe RMNP, Estes Park CO hiked 4/5/14

There is a Facebook Page called Enjoy Estes Park and every Thursday they run a contest for an all expenses paid trip to Estes Park, free lodging, free meals, Free beer and wine, free snacks throughout the day, free rental of sporting goods and they even gave us money to spend in some of the storesContinue reading “TrailRidge Road Hike/Snowshoe RMNP, Estes Park CO hiked 4/5/14”

St. Mary’s Glacier Snowshoe, St. Mary’s/Alice CO Snowshoed 3/29/14

Starting Elevation: 10,423 Ft Highest Elevation: 11, 023 Ft Trail Length: To the base of the glacier and back it is 2 miles round trip Trail Uses: Snowshoe, skis, snowboards, cross country skis Degree of Difficulty: To the glacier easy to moderate Bathroom: Yes – there is a well used port -o-potty in the parkingContinue reading “St. Mary’s Glacier Snowshoe, St. Mary’s/Alice CO Snowshoed 3/29/14”