Tag Archives: Hiking

Spring Break Hike #1- White Ranch Park – Rawhide Trail 3/3/13

My nieces arrived early on Saturday for our spring break extravaganza, they are both in college and decided it sounded fun to hang out with me and Aaron for a whole week. I have to admit I had been planning our week for the past 4 months and was so excited to finally get started.Continue reading “Spring Break Hike #1- White Ranch Park – Rawhide Trail 3/3/13”

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”

Lion Gulch -Homestead Meadows, Lyons, CO 2/17/13

Lion Gulch #949 >  Griffith Homestead #979-2> Homestead Meadow Loop #971 > forest Road 120 Lowest Elevation: 7300 Ft Highest Elevation: 8700Ft ( according to the Nike GSP watch Aaron wears) We think we had a total gain of 2000 ft with the ups and downs. Trail Length:  The route we took got us 10Continue reading “Lion Gulch -Homestead Meadows, Lyons, CO 2/17/13”

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”

Weigh in Day 2/8/13 -2.4 Lbs, 46 Lbs down, 44 LBS to go

I was pretty thrilled this morning when I stepped on the scale, I had been expecting a loss but not one this big.  It is still losing the same 5 pounds I have been gaining and losing for the past 6 weeks but I am super proud that I lost so much.  I changed itContinue reading “Weigh in Day 2/8/13 -2.4 Lbs, 46 Lbs down, 44 LBS to go”

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”

Repeater hike(s) Roxborough State Park – Carpenters Peak & Fountain Valley Trail 1/25/13

Whenever I go out-of-town, especially to sea level, coming back to Denver is an adjustment, an almost 2 week adjustment.  Since I went to LA for my annual girls trip last Thursday and returned just this past Tuesday, I was not optimistic about my ability to hike anything new or tough.  We decided to goContinue reading “Repeater hike(s) Roxborough State Park – Carpenters Peak & Fountain Valley Trail 1/25/13”

Annual Girls trip January 2013

It feels like a long time since my last post and so soon after the holidays and my weight gain from that!  Every year I am lucky enough to have 4 wonderful friends I meet up with to celebrate our friendships and love for one another.  It is usually 4 days of laughing, drinking, shoppingContinue reading “Annual Girls trip January 2013”

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”