Trails off of 470 – hiking to healthy

Matthews/Winters Park, Lakeview CO Hiked 5/17/14

Zorro Trail> Dakota Ridge Trail> Village Walk>Red Rocks Trail> Morrison Slide> Red Rocks Trail> Dakota Ridge> Zorro Trail Starting elevation: 6055 ft Highest Elevation: 6800ft ( total Elevation gain was around 1600 ft) Trail Length: Approximately 9 miles, it took us 4 hours to do the whole hike Trail Uses: Some sections are hiking &Continue reading “Matthews/Winters Park, Lakeview CO Hiked 5/17/14”

My hiking adventures on 1/18 & 1/19/14

My one goal this past weekend was just to make it above 9000Ft on our hike. I had wanted to hit a new trail and then we got on I70 going west on a Saturday morning. It was a parking lot even before Evergreen which is pretty bad. With the traffic nightmare ahead of us,Continue reading “My hiking adventures on 1/18 & 1/19/14”

South Valley Ranch, Littleton CO hiked 1/4/14

Swallow Trail>Coyote Trail> Parking lot: Lowest Elevation: 6000 Ft Highest elevation: 6000 Ft Trail Length: 2.8 officially for one loop around, we did it 2 times for about 5.5-6 miles Trail uses: Hiker Degree of Difficulty: Easy Fees: None Bathrooms: Yes Pets: Yes It was crazy>thinking those weather forecasters might have it right. I laughedContinue reading “South Valley Ranch, Littleton CO hiked 1/4/14”

A Thanksgiving Hike – Roxborough State Park, hiked 11/28/13

Work has been so crazy and with such craziness means not going home to Chicago for Thanksgiving. I also don’t get the Friday after Thanksgiving off so no crazy Thanksgiving party or over indulging for us! I decided that a morning hike would make the day perfect with a nice dinner to follow. IContinue reading “A Thanksgiving Hike – Roxborough State Park, hiked 11/28/13”

Green Mountain – Lakewood CO Girlfriend Hike #4 11/17/13

Rooney Road > To Green Mt Summit trail Starting Elevation: 6061 ft HIghest Elevation: 6804 ft ( 900 Ft Total elevation gain) Trail Length: I thought 4 miles but we came up short at the summit and then went long…. so we got in 5 miles. Trail Uses: Hiker and biker Degree Of Difficulty: EasyContinue reading “Green Mountain – Lakewood CO Girlfriend Hike #4 11/17/13”