Gem Lake – hiking to healthy

Cow Creek Trails Via Gem Lake, Estes Park CO Hiked 11/16/13

Gem Lake Trail> Cow Creek TrailHead Starting Elevation: 7882 Ft Highest elevation: 8830 Ft Trail Length: Officially we did 9.2 miles around trip, my Fitbit said we did close to 11 miles ( it took us approximately 5.5 hours) Trail Uses: Hiker only Degree of difficulty: I consider Gem Lake Moderate, after the floods IContinue reading “Cow Creek Trails Via Gem Lake, Estes Park CO Hiked 11/16/13”

Gem Lake, Estes Park CO; a repeater & the first Girlfriend hike – 6/2/13

One of the best parts of moving to Colorado so far has been the amazing friends I have made! These friends have been a great source of motivation, information and comfort for me. Because of them I seen such beautiful parts of the state that I may never have adventured too if not for theirContinue reading “Gem Lake, Estes Park CO; a repeater & the first Girlfriend hike – 6/2/13”