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”
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Belcher Hill Trail(repeater Hike)- White Ranch Park, Golden Co Hiked 11/10/13
I was thrilled 2 weeks ago when my friend Tricia from California was in town for a wedding. That meant I got to spend all of Saturday with her just laughing and drinking…. not so great for my goals but super really good for my psyche! We had soo much fun! Ever dedicated to hiking,Continue reading “Belcher Hill Trail(repeater Hike)- White Ranch Park, Golden Co Hiked 11/10/13”
White Ranch Park – Rawhide Trail, *Repeater* Hiked 9/2/13
When I have a long weekend ahead all I can think about is how I get to hike 2 times in the course of the weekend. A hike we haven’t visited forever was the Rawhide Trail ( Click the link for hike details) at White Ranch Park. It is now an easy hike for us butContinue reading “White Ranch Park – Rawhide Trail, *Repeater* Hiked 9/2/13”
Elk Range Trail, Centennial Cone Park- Golden CO Hiked 7/27/13
Elk Range Trail> Travois Trail>Juniper Trail>Mayhem Gulch Trail> Travois> Elk Range Trail Starting Elevation: 7750 ft Highest Elevation: 7900- ish ft ( Lots of ups and downs gave us a total of 1100 feet in elevation gain) Trail Length: The whole park can get you around 12-15 miles of hiking but we hit up 9Continue reading “Elk Range Trail, Centennial Cone Park- Golden CO Hiked 7/27/13”
Belcher Hill Trail *Repeater Hike*, White Ranch Park – Golden Co 4/27/13
There is that moment every week when I commit to a trail and I always hope that the weather will let us do it. This week the trail I committed to was too high up after yet another 2 day snow storm on Monday and Tuesday. All week I debated how smart it would beContinue reading “Belcher Hill Trail *Repeater Hike*, White Ranch Park – Golden Co 4/27/13”
Spring Break Hike #1- White Ranch Park – Rawhide Trail 3/3/13
My nieces arrived early on Saturday for our spring break extravaganza, they are both in college and decided it sounded fun to hang out with me and Aaron for a whole week. I have to admit I had been planning our week for the past 4 months and was so excited to finally get started.Continue reading “Spring Break Hike #1- White Ranch Park – Rawhide Trail 3/3/13”
North Table Loop – North Table Mountain Park, Golden CO 2/9/13
North Table Loop ( Jefferson County Open Space) Lowest Elevation: 5850-ish Feet Highest Elevation: 6500-ish feet (we went up and down a few times so the overall elevation gain was 900-ish feet) Trail Length: Officially 7.5 miles via a full loop and my fitbit wasn’t too far off at just over 8 miles. It tookContinue reading “North Table Loop – North Table Mountain Park, Golden CO 2/9/13”
Apex Trail in Apex Park – Jefferson County Open Space 12/15/12
Apex Trail > Enchanted Forest Trail > Apex Trail Starting Elevation: Approximately 6200 Ft Highest Elevation: Approximately 7400 Ft, elevation gain is 1200Ft, but the trail goes up and down so the total gain was likely more. Trail Length: 5.8 miles is what we did but there are more options to make it longer. TrailContinue reading “Apex Trail in Apex Park – Jefferson County Open Space 12/15/12”
Rawhide Trail White Ranch Park Jefferson CO Open Space (Golden) 10/18/12
Rawhide Trail Loop Starting Elevation: 7505 Ft Ending Elevation: 7505 Ft ( Highest point at 7558 Ft Total Elevation gain approx 865 ft) Trail Length: 4.7 miles according to the trail map, my fitbit said 5.5miles. It took us just under 3 hours to complete Trail Uses: Hiker, Biker, Horses Degree of Difficulty: Moderate/Easy Bathrooms:Continue reading “Rawhide Trail White Ranch Park Jefferson CO Open Space (Golden) 10/18/12”
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