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January 2021 – Here we go again Reconstruction in process.

It’s been very a long while since I have logged in, blogged, hiked AND I gained back EVERY SINGLE POUND I swore would never find itself back on my body. Its here raising havoc, mocking me and I am ready to start the weight loss journey all over……again. While 2020 was a literal nightmare forContinue reading “January 2021 – Here we go again Reconstruction in process.”

The Incline, Manitou Springs CO, Hiked on Easter – 4/5/2015

Starting Elevation:  6530 Ft Highest Elevation: 8550 Ft Trail Length: We did the Standard loop so 3.7 miles Trail Uses: Hiking only up the incline Degree of Difficulty: Strenuous Bathroom: Yes in the parking lot Pets:  Supposed to be no dogs but there were lots and off leash too and 2 almost knocked me down no owner in sight.Continue reading “The Incline, Manitou Springs CO, Hiked on Easter – 4/5/2015”

North Fork Trail- Reynolds Park Jefferson County open space, Pine CO Hiked 1/18/15, 3/21 & 3/28/15

Starting Elevation: Approx. 7200 ft Highest Elevation: Approx. 8000 ft. You can get as much descent and gain you want just go further.  Our last hike we climbed a total of 2300 ft, most of that heading back to the trailhead. Trail Length: 9.3 miles one way – Each time we did different lengths butContinue reading “North Fork Trail- Reynolds Park Jefferson County open space, Pine CO Hiked 1/18/15, 3/21 & 3/28/15”

Fern Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park Hiked 12/6/14

Starting Elevation: 8155 Ft Highest Elevation: 9503 Ft Trail Length: Officially 7.6 miles round trip but we had to park the car at the parking lot a little more then a mile away because the rest of the road to the trail head was closed for the winter. In the end we got a totalContinue reading “Fern Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park Hiked 12/6/14”

Beaver Brook Trail, Denver Mountain Park Evergreen CO Hiked 9/13/14

The Braille Trail > Beaver Brook Trail > Windy Saddle and Look out Mountain Starting Elevation: 7400 ft Highest Elevation: 7800 Ft ( we did approximately 2000 ft total elevation gain) Trail Length:  8.8 miles one way 17.6 round trip. on this trip we did 9 miles round trip. Trail uses: Hiker only Degree ofContinue reading “Beaver Brook Trail, Denver Mountain Park Evergreen CO Hiked 9/13/14”

Still Hiking, just not so healthy……

It has been 8 months since I have been on track for the healthy part of this blog…. the hiking has finally started to suffer as a result. I am not sure how it happened other than me consciously deciding to not be healthy.  For about half that time, I have managed to ignore howContinue reading “Still Hiking, just not so healthy……”

East Castlewood Canyon Trail, Franktown CO hiked 5/26/14

Starting Elevation: 6604 ft Highest Elevation: 6653 Ft ( there is some up and down overall I think we climbed maybe 400 ft total) Trail Length: 4 Miles from the trailhead but we had to park a mile away so we hiked 6 miles total. Trail Uses: Hiker Only Degree of Difficulty: Easy Fees: $7Continue reading “East Castlewood Canyon Trail, Franktown CO hiked 5/26/14”

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”

Mt. Falcon (repeater), Morrison CO hiked 5/10/14

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”