Pawnee Pass Trail Starting Elevation: 10,500 Feet Highest Elevation: 12,550 Feet ( total elevation gain approx. 2200 feet) Trail Length: 9.2 miles, my pedometer said we got around 10.5 miles but we did venture around quite a bit, It took us about 5.5 hours total Trail Uses: Hiker only Degree of DIfficulty: Moderate difficult givenContinue reading “Pawnee Pass Trail – Brainard Lake Recreation Area, Ward CO 8/24/13”
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Chicago Lakes Trail #52, Arapahoe National Forest – Idaho Springs CO 8/10/13
The Chicago Lakes Trail #52 Starting Elevation: 10,650 ( Lowest point of the hike 10,320) Highest Elevation: 11,740 ( Lower lake at 11,420ft. Total elevation gain approximately 2000ft) Trail Length: Officially I saw everything from 9-10 miles, my fitbit said we went 11 miles but we did walk around the upper lake a lot. TrailContinue reading “Chicago Lakes Trail #52, Arapahoe National Forest – Idaho Springs CO 8/10/13”
Elk Range Trail, Centennial Cone Park- Golden CO Hiked 7/27/13
Elk Range Trail> Travois Trail>Juniper Trail>Mayhem Gulch Trail> Travois> Elk Range Trail Starting Elevation: 7750 ft Highest Elevation: 7900- ish ft ( Lots of ups and downs gave us a total of 1100 feet in elevation gain) Trail Length: The whole park can get you around 12-15 miles of hiking but we hit up 9Continue reading “Elk Range Trail, Centennial Cone Park- Golden CO Hiked 7/27/13”
Quandary Peak 14,265 Ft (our first 14er!!!!!), Breckenridge CO 7/2/13
Quandary Peak Trail, East Approach Starting Elevation: 10,995Ft Summit Elevation: 14,295 Ft ( 3300ft total elevation gain) Trail Length: 6.5- 7 miles miles officially ( my fitbit said 8 miles at the end) It took us 6.5 hrs; 3:45 hrs going up 2:45hrs coming down Trail Uses: Hiker, Biker, Horses Degree of Difficulty: Strenuous Bathrooms: ThereContinue reading “Quandary Peak 14,265 Ft (our first 14er!!!!!), Breckenridge CO 7/2/13”
Colorado Mines Peak( 12,493) & Mt. Flora* Repeater *(13,132), Mt. Eva – Fail, Berthoud Pass Between Winter Park & Empire CO 6/22/13
Continental Divide Trail to> Mines Peak Road> Mt. Flora Trail > Traverse to Mt. Eva Starting Elevation: 11,315 Ft Highest Elevation: 13,132 Ft ( We had a total elevation gain of approximately 2800Ft) Trail Length: Officially, if we had finished 10 miles. We Turned around about a mile short of Mt. Eva so officially weContinue reading “Colorado Mines Peak( 12,493) & Mt. Flora* Repeater *(13,132), Mt. Eva – Fail, Berthoud Pass Between Winter Park & Empire CO 6/22/13”
Twin Sisters Trail, Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park *Repeater* 6/8/13
Last week when I was hiking with my girlfriends, we were admiring Twin Sisters (Hike details here) at all of our different amazing view spots. I think it took me 3 looks to realize that there was not all that much snow showing at the summit and by the end of that hike I knew thisContinue reading “Twin Sisters Trail, Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park *Repeater* 6/8/13”
Bergen Peak Trail, Elk Meadow Open space *AGAIN* 4/20/13
This week has been tough on so many levels for so many reasons and I know I am not the only one struggling to find balance and meaning. I can tell you that the only thing on our minds yesterday was getting out hiking and getting as high as we could (altitude wise of course),Continue reading “Bergen Peak Trail, Elk Meadow Open space *AGAIN* 4/20/13”
Mt. Falcon Repeater + more, Jefferson county Open Space Hikes 3/30/13
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”
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”
Waterton Canyon, Littleton 1/12/13
Waterton Canyon/ The Colorado Trail Segment 1: Starting elevation: 5550 Ft Highest Elevation: 5721 Ft ( total gain of 171 ft but strangely I got 90 flight of stairs on my fitbit….) Trail Length: We did a total trip of 8.5 miles, 4.25 in and back. This is a trail with endless possibilities given itContinue reading “Waterton Canyon, Littleton 1/12/13”
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