Category Archives: Colorado

East Castlewood Canyon Trail, Franktown CO hiked 5/26/14

Starting Elevation: 6604 ft Highest Elevation: 6653 Ft ( there is some up and down overall I think we climbed maybe 400 ft total) Trail Length: 4 Miles from the trailhead but we had to park a mile away so we hiked 6 miles total. Trail Uses: Hiker Only Degree of Difficulty: Easy Fees: $7Continue reading “East Castlewood Canyon Trail, Franktown CO hiked 5/26/14”

Bergen Peak(Repeater), Evergreen CO hiked 5/24/14

The snow is still plentiful all over the mountains and frankly I didn’t feel like dealing with it last weekend but I really wanted to get close to 10,000 ft high.  Plus I have been feeling sadly out of shape so I picked my favorite standby, Bergen Peak (Hike Details here).  The day was actuallyContinue reading “Bergen Peak(Repeater), Evergreen CO hiked 5/24/14”

Matthews/Winters Park, Lakeview CO Hiked 5/17/14

Zorro Trail> Dakota Ridge Trail> Village Walk>Red Rocks Trail> Morrison Slide> Red Rocks Trail> Dakota Ridge> Zorro Trail Starting elevation: 6055 ft Highest Elevation: 6800ft ( total Elevation gain was around 1600 ft) Trail Length: Approximately 9 miles, it took us 4 hours to do the whole hike Trail Uses: Some sections are hiking &Continue reading “Matthews/Winters Park, Lakeview CO Hiked 5/17/14”

Mt. Falcon (repeater), Morrison CO hiked 5/10/14

This past weekend I had a meeting I had to attend  at 11AM on Saturday and to be honest I figured we would just hike on Sunday.  Then this wicked storm was predicted to hit on Sunday, it started out not being so bad and moved to a couple of feet in the mountains severalContinue reading “Mt. Falcon (repeater), Morrison CO hiked 5/10/14”

Peaks Trail #45, Breckenridge CO Hiked 5/3/14

Starting Elevation:  10,075 Ft Highest Elevation: 10,221 Ft Trail Length: We did a total of 6.5 miles round trip but you can take this trail all the way to Frisco for 10 miles one way. Trail Uses: Hiker, biker, cross-country skiing, snowshoe, Degree of Difficulty:  Moderate to difficult depending on how far you want toContinue reading “Peaks Trail #45, Breckenridge CO Hiked 5/3/14”

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”

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”