Today’s hike needed to be both inspiring and challenging but I was also worried about the condition of the trails I originally had planned on doing with all the snow we got the last weekend. I had hoped that the warm up being forecasted would happen earlier in the week and be more intense thanContinue reading “Mt. Falcon Repeater + more, Jefferson county Open Space Hikes 3/30/13”
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Gem Lake -Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes CO 3/6/13 ( Spring Break Hike #2)
Gem Lake Trail Starting Elevation: 7882 Ft Highest Elevation: 8830 Ft ( Total elevation gain 948 ft) Trail Length: According to the map it is 1.8 miles one way to the lake for a total of 3.6. We did a lot of walking around taking pictures so in the end we had a little overContinue reading “Gem Lake -Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes CO 3/6/13 ( Spring Break Hike #2)”
Belcher Hill Trail – White Ranch Park, Golden CO 2/23/13
Belcher Hill Trail Lowest Elevation: Approximately 6100 feet Highest Elevation: 7800 + ( total Elevation gain of almost 2000 feet with a few declines and then having to climb back up) Trail Length: According to the Park Map it is 8.8 miles roundtrip but my fitbit said we got 10.5 miles and every account ofContinue reading “Belcher Hill Trail – White Ranch Park, Golden CO 2/23/13”
North Table Loop – North Table Mountain Park, Golden CO 2/9/13
North Table Loop ( Jefferson County Open Space) Lowest Elevation: 5850-ish Feet Highest Elevation: 6500-ish feet (we went up and down a few times so the overall elevation gain was 900-ish feet) Trail Length: Officially 7.5 miles via a full loop and my fitbit wasn’t too far off at just over 8 miles. It tookContinue reading “North Table Loop – North Table Mountain Park, Golden CO 2/9/13”
Green Mountain Via Gregory Canyon Trail – Boulder 11/17/12; Trail Specs
Gregory Canyon Trail > The Ranger Trail > Green Mountain Summit Starting Elevation: 5800-ish Feet Highest Elevation: 8144Ft ( Total Gain 2344FT) Trail Length: Officially 6ish miles, my fitbit said we got around 7 miles, It took us 4 hours to complete but the book I used said 3-4 hours and the locals were cruisingContinue reading “Green Mountain Via Gregory Canyon Trail – Boulder 11/17/12; Trail Specs”
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