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”

Spruce Mountain Trail, Larkspur CO (Repeater) 9/26/13

A couple of weeks ago I had the best visitor in town….my sister!  While we were planning her visit, she let me know she wanted to see more of Colorado and to see it the way I have been seeing it, by hiking.   We only had 5 days to visit and hike, so likeContinue reading “Spruce Mountain Trail, Larkspur CO (Repeater) 9/26/13”

St. Vrain Mountain Trail, Allens Park CO 6/15/13 Part 1

Starting Elevation: 8940ft Highest elevation: 12, 162 Ft ( With all the snow fields we ended up going for a total elevation gain of 3400Ft) Trail Length: Officially it is 8.6 miles but going around some of the snow fields and our route up my fitbit said 13 miles. It took us 8 solid hoursContinue reading “St. Vrain Mountain Trail, Allens Park CO 6/15/13 Part 1”