Category Archives: Hiking

Upper Mohawk Lakes, Partial Repeater-Hiked 7/4/13

When we started our vacation week in the mountains, the original goal was James Peak on Saturday(done), Mohawk Lakes on Sunday ( done Thursday), Quandary Peak on Tuesday ( Done), Upper Crystal Lakes on Wednesday (Skipped) and Thursday a drunken celebration (delayed), Friday up in the air since we knew the tattoos would be intense.  ButContinue reading “Upper Mohawk Lakes, Partial Repeater-Hiked 7/4/13”

Weigh in day 7/12/13 -.4, 56.4 down 32.6 left to go

I am going to be honest, I am suspicious of this loss. Not because we over indulged on vacation last week, we absolutely did, but I kept true to our aggressively active vacation attitude so I wasn’t too worried about a huge gain and I would have been happy with a maintain. We did 3Continue reading “Weigh in day 7/12/13 -.4, 56.4 down 32.6 left to go”

Quandary Peak 14,265 Ft (our first 14er!!!!!), Breckenridge CO 7/2/13

Quandary Peak Trail, East Approach Starting Elevation: 10,995Ft Summit Elevation:  14,295 Ft ( 3300ft total elevation gain) Trail Length: 6.5- 7 miles miles officially ( my fitbit said 8 miles at the end)  It took us 6.5 hrs; 3:45 hrs going up  2:45hrs coming down Trail Uses: Hiker, Biker, Horses Degree of Difficulty:  Strenuous Bathrooms: ThereContinue reading “Quandary Peak 14,265 Ft (our first 14er!!!!!), Breckenridge CO 7/2/13”

James Peak Via St. Mary’s Glacier, Alice CO 6/29/13

The Glacier Hike> Jamaica Flats> James Peak: Starting Elevation: 10,423 Ft Highest Elevation: 13,294 Ft (2900 total elevation gain) Trail Length: 8 miles ( It varies as you cross the Flats and start the summit) It took us 4 hours total. Trail Uses: Hiker Degree of Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult due to elevation Bathroom: Port-o-pottyContinue reading “James Peak Via St. Mary’s Glacier, Alice CO 6/29/13”

Weigh in Day 6/28/13 -1.8lbs, 57lbs down 33 to go.

I am THRILLED.  I was just hoping for a maintain but to get this type of loss, well I can say it was so much more than I could have imagined. As it is probably obvious, I am late in posting my weigh in and that’s because we are on vacation.  This is our favoriteContinue reading “Weigh in Day 6/28/13 -1.8lbs, 57lbs down 33 to go.”

Colorado Mines Peak( 12,493) & Mt. Flora* Repeater *(13,132), Mt. Eva – Fail, Berthoud Pass Between Winter Park & Empire CO 6/22/13

Continental Divide Trail to> Mines Peak Road> Mt. Flora Trail > Traverse to Mt. Eva Starting Elevation: 11,315 Ft Highest Elevation: 13,132 Ft ( We had a total elevation gain of approximately 2800Ft) Trail Length: Officially, if we had finished 10 miles. We Turned around about a mile short of Mt. Eva so officially weContinue reading “Colorado Mines Peak( 12,493) & Mt. Flora* Repeater *(13,132), Mt. Eva – Fail, Berthoud Pass Between Winter Park & Empire CO 6/22/13”

Weigh in Day 6/21/13 -1lb, 55.2 lbs down- 34.8 left to go

I was pretty thrilled with my loss this week especially since I was so sore from Saturday’s hike that I was essentially a slug on Sunday. This has been a transformative week for me as our hike this past weekend really made me break through a wall I have let creep up over time.  TheContinue reading “Weigh in Day 6/21/13 -1lb, 55.2 lbs down- 34.8 left to go”

St. Vrain Mountain Trail, Allens Park CO 6/15/13 – Part 2

Check out part 1 here When we finally got to the top of St. Vrain mountain, the views were really breath-taking and if the wind hadn’t been so bad we would have spent a lot more time up there.  We knew there was a chance of a storm rolling in so we kept a closeContinue reading “St. Vrain Mountain Trail, Allens Park CO 6/15/13 – Part 2”

St. Vrain Mountain Trail, Allens Park CO 6/15/13 Part 1

Starting Elevation: 8940ft Highest elevation: 12, 162 Ft ( With all the snow fields we ended up going for a total elevation gain of 3400Ft) Trail Length: Officially it is 8.6 miles but going around some of the snow fields and our route up my fitbit said 13 miles. It took us 8 solid hoursContinue reading “St. Vrain Mountain Trail, Allens Park CO 6/15/13 Part 1”