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”
Category Archives: Trails off of 285
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”
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”
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”
My Last Hikes of 2013
Ok my goal with this post is to catch up on my back log of hikes that I did in December, it was both busy and slow hiking wise by my choice. We actually started out so strong and got a 3rd hike in 4 days done on 12/1/13. We hit Green Mountain in LakewoodContinue reading “My Last Hikes of 2013”
Pine Valley Ranch to Buck Gulch, Pine CO hiked 11/30/13
Pine Lake >Buck Gulch>Skipper Trail> Strawberry Jack Trail> Park VIew Trail Lowest Elevation: 6800Ft Highest Elevation: 7900 Ft( although total elevation gain was closer to 1300+ Ft) Trail Length: 7-8 miles, it took us under 3 hours to complete Trail Uses: Hiker, Biker & Horses Degree of difficulty: Easy to moderate Fees: None Bathrooms: AtContinue reading “Pine Valley Ranch to Buck Gulch, Pine CO hiked 11/30/13”
Staunton State Park, Conifer CO Hiked 11/23/13
Staunton Ranch > Scout Line> Marmot Passage>Bugling Elk> Stauton Ranch Lowest Elevation: 8120 Ft Highest Elevation: 9240 Ft ( I think total we got around 1800+ ft of elevation gain with the ups and downs) Trail Length: Roughly 10 miles Trail Uses: Most of the trails were hiking, biking & Horses Scout Line is hikingContinue reading “Staunton State Park, Conifer CO Hiked 11/23/13”
Mt. Falcon, Morrison CO (repeater) hiked 11/3/13
I had great expectations for that this second hike of my 3 day weekend on Saturday…. like climb Mt. Everest expectations….. What I got was not so great. *** WARNING FEMALE ISSUES WILL BE DISCUSSED****There are just days that are not meant to be…. I have been off the pill for 2 years, I canContinue reading “Mt. Falcon, Morrison CO (repeater) hiked 11/3/13”
hiking to healthy 