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”
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Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park( RMNP)- Estes Park CO- Snowshoed 3/22/14
Starting Elevation: somewhere in the mid 9000’s Highest Elevation: A little over 10,000 Ft- our watch that gives us the elevation is no longer working so this is a guestimate. Trail Uses: Snowshoeing and Cross Country Skiing Winter only trail as it is an actual road in summer. Trail Length: 5.5 miles Round trip butContinue reading “Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park( RMNP)- Estes Park CO- Snowshoed 3/22/14”
Nymph, Dream & Emerald Lakes – RMNP – Estes CO, Snowshoed 3/15/14
Nymph Lake > Dream Lake > Emerald Lake Starting Elevation: 9400 ft Highest Elevation: 10,100 ft Trail Uses: hiking, snowshoe, cross-country skiing, hike in ski out…. anything with skis…. Trail Length: Officially 3.8 miles, we walked around Emerald and Nymph lakes a lot so we got around 4.5 miles for the day… it took usContinue reading “Nymph, Dream & Emerald Lakes – RMNP – Estes CO, Snowshoed 3/15/14”
Spring Break hiking 3/1- 3/6/14 All Repeaters
When my nieces came to visit me last year, their one request was more hiking. I honestly had no idea they would like it as much as they did. I wanted to get them out as much as possible while still giving them a break from school. I had grand plans, hike 3/1, snowshoe 3/2,Continue reading “Spring Break hiking 3/1- 3/6/14 All Repeaters”
Nordic Center Snowshoe, Breckenridge CO Snowshoed 3/2/14
Willow Trail > Engleman Trail > Hallelujah Hut Starting Elevation: Around 9800 Ft Highest Elevation: Around 10,800 Ft ( total guess based on my fitbit number of stairs) Trail Uses: Snowshoe only – Designated Terrain Park Trail Length: 6-ish miles round trip Degree of Difficulty: Easy(Willow) to Moderate(Engleman) Bathrooms: Yes – At the Nordic CenterContinue reading “Nordic Center Snowshoe, Breckenridge CO Snowshoed 3/2/14”
Butler Gulch Snowshoe, Empire CO 2/22/14
On Tuesday when I came home to the huge box with our snowshoes, I kinda wanted to go out right then and to try them out. Unfortunately there is no real snow here on the Front Range so I had to wait until the weekend to get my fix in. I had hiked Butler Gulch(Continue reading “Butler Gulch Snowshoe, Empire CO 2/22/14”
Weigh in Day 2/21/14 -1lb, 55.4 down 34.6 left to go
I have to tell you this week was really tough. There were work lunches I had to participate in that were catered in with no input from the attendees, so my choices were limited and I guessed on calories eaten on those 2 days. I wont lie, I also indulged in the crazy rich, fatContinue reading “Weigh in Day 2/21/14 -1lb, 55.4 down 34.6 left to go”
Lookout Mountain via Chimney Gulch, Golden CO Hiked 2/15/14
Chimney Gulch> Windy Saddle Trail> Lookout Mountain Starting Elevation: 5780 Ft Highest Elevation: 7570 Ft ( total elevation gain around 1800 feet) Trail uses: Hiker, Biker & Horses Trail Length: Officially Approximately 8 miles, my fitbit said a little over 9 miles Degree of difficulty: Moderate, it is steep in some parts but I amContinue reading “Lookout Mountain via Chimney Gulch, Golden CO Hiked 2/15/14”
weigh in Day 2/14/14 -.6, 54.4 lbs down 35.6 left to go
I know the loss isn’t much but in my mind it is huge because I had my monthly visitor hit this week and was still going through it on weigh in day so any loss is monumental at a time like this. I worked out hard all week and patiently waited for my snowshoes toContinue reading “weigh in Day 2/14/14 -.6, 54.4 lbs down 35.6 left to go”
Mason Creek Trail – Staunton State Park, Conifer CO Hiked 2/1/14
Mason Creek Trail Lowest Elevation: 8200 ish feet Highest Elevation: 9300 isn feet( Total Elevation gain 1100Ft) Trail Length: we were shooting for 7-9 miles, what we got was 6 miles round trip. Trail Uses: Hiker, Biker, Horses and in winter snow shoe and cross country skiing Degree of difficulty: Moderate Fees: $7 a day ORContinue reading “Mason Creek Trail – Staunton State Park, Conifer CO Hiked 2/1/14”
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