Boulder Colorado – hiking to healthy

Bear Peak Via Fern Canyon, Boulder CO 6/1/13

Walter Orr Robert Trail> Mesa> Fern Canyon> Bear Peak Trail> Bear Canyon Trail> Mesa Trail> Walter Orr Robert Trail @NCAR Starting Elevation: 6104 Highest Elevation: 8461 ( with some up s and downs we had a total Elevation gain of a little more than 2600 feet) Trip Length: Officially it is anywhere from 7.5 toContinue reading “Bear Peak Via Fern Canyon, Boulder CO 6/1/13”

Green Mountain Boulder- Repeat hike 3/16/13

We had so much fun with Lauren and Anne last week and with the benefit of a surprise blizzard, their stay was unexpectedly extended which meant another day of fun for us. That also meant no hike for us last weekend…. It hit me this week that the summer is fast approaching and our hikesContinue reading “Green Mountain Boulder- Repeat hike 3/16/13”

Mesa Trail – Boulder Co Hiked 2/2/13

Bluebell Road > Mesa Trail Starting Elevation: 5700Ft Highest Elevation: 6482 Ft ( but the trail goes up and down the whole way like we covered 8 ascents and 9 descents, giving an overall elevation gain of 2600- ish for what we completed) It is a great leg workout! Trail Length: Officially the Mesa trailContinue reading “Mesa Trail – Boulder Co Hiked 2/2/13”

Green Mountain via Gregory Canyon Trail 11/17/12 The Assessment

Sorry for the double posting and duplicate seeming emails- something weird happened with the original post and almost all of it was deleted so I had to rewrite it! The whole week before we did this hike I was pretty nervous about how hard it would be. From everything I had read, if itContinue reading “Green Mountain via Gregory Canyon Trail 11/17/12 The Assessment”

Not the weekend hike we planned, repeater of Carpenters Peak-Roxborough State Park 11/4/12

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”