There is a hike that is proving to be more elusive than I thought possible, I had hoped today was the day to get it done, but alas it was once again not meant to be. This will be the 3rd time I have had to cancel it! I knew last night whenContinue reading “Not the weekend hike we planned, repeater of Carpenters Peak-Roxborough State Park 11/4/12”
Category Archives: Hiking
Big Bluestem Loop – Boulder 10/27/12
South Boulder Creek trail > Mesa Trail> Big Bluestem Trail ( Lower) Starting Elevation: 5460Ft Highest Elevation: 6400Ft ( just over halfway through the loop) Total gain 940ft Trail Length: Officially 6.8 miles, my fitbit said just over 7 miles. It took us 3 hours but mostly because of the trail conditions…mud then ice thenContinue reading “Big Bluestem Loop – Boulder 10/27/12”
Iowa Hill Hydraulic Mining Site – Breckenridge 10/19/12 & Mt. Evergreen 10/20/12
Iowa Hill Hydraulic Mining Site Starting Elevation: 9600 FT Highest Elevation: 9910FT ( Total Gain 310 Ft) Trail Length: 1.2 miles, although there are interactive spurs throughout, we spent a little over an hour taking our time reading everything. Trail Uses: Hiking ( I don’t think there were restrictions on how the trail is usedContinue reading “Iowa Hill Hydraulic Mining Site – Breckenridge 10/19/12 & Mt. Evergreen 10/20/12”
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”
Guest Hiker is coming to Visit!!!!
This week ->weekend hike(s) will have a guest hiker on it….My sister Mary! She is arriving tonight and will spend almost week visiting me! I am super excited for 2 reasons, first I am just looking forward to hanging out with her. Second, every time my sister has come in the past we talkContinue reading “Guest Hiker is coming to Visit!!!!”
10/14/12 – No hiking this weekend :(
The above picture is from a hike I did this summer before I started this blog. This week I actually planned 3 different hikes for this weekend and each one was eliminated due to uncontrollable circumstances. The first one was close to the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park, I was looking forward toContinue reading “10/14/12 – No hiking this weekend :(“
Deer Creek Canyon Jefferson Co Open Space (Littleton) 10/6/12
Meadowlark> Plymouth Creek> Homesteader ( Twice)> Plymouth Mountain> Plymouth Creek> Back to Meadowlark Starting Elevation: 6110 Ft Highest Elevation: 7428 Ft ( Total Elevation gain of 1300+) Trail Length: 8.6 miles of trails is what we did( My fitbit said 10 miles) and it took us 3:25 hours. But you have lots of optionsContinue reading “Deer Creek Canyon Jefferson Co Open Space (Littleton) 10/6/12”
The Kindness of Fellow Hikers
I just have to put this out there, over the course of the last 7 months we have come across a fantastic array of fellow hikers. In the beginning it was those few encouraging words they would share as they saw me struggling up a relatively easy trail that made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.Continue reading “The Kindness of Fellow Hikers”
Mount Flora Trail-Berthoud Pass/ Between Winter Park & Empire 9/29/12 ( Our first 13ner!!!!)
Continental Divide Trail > Mines Peak Road > Mt. Flora Trail ( Part of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail) Starting Elevation: 11,315FT Ending Elevation: 13,100FT (Total Elevation Gain 1800Ft) Trail Length: 6.4 miles officially, my fitbit said 7.5 miles. It took us 2:45 going up and 1:30 coming down. Trail uses: Hiker only afterContinue reading “Mount Flora Trail-Berthoud Pass/ Between Winter Park & Empire 9/29/12 ( Our first 13ner!!!!)”
Chasm Lake Trail, Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park 9/22/12
Chasm Lake ( Long’s Peak Trail > Chasm Lake Trail) Starting Elevation: 9400 Ft Ending Elevation: 11,800 Ft ( Total Elevation Gain 2400Ft) Trail Length: 8.6 Officially (unfortunately we made the mistake of passing the Chasm Lake trail by almost a mile so my fitbit said 12 miles) We spent probably 6-7 hours total actuallyContinue reading “Chasm Lake Trail, Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park 9/22/12”
hiking to healthy 