There is a hike that is proving to be more elusive than I thought possible, I had hoped today was the day to get it done, but alas it was once again not meant to be. This will be the 3rd time I have had to cancel it! I knew last night whenContinue reading “Not the weekend hike we planned, repeater of Carpenters Peak-Roxborough State Park 11/4/12”
Tag Archives: Hiking
Big Bluestem Loop – Boulder 10/27/12
South Boulder Creek trail > Mesa Trail> Big Bluestem Trail ( Lower) Starting Elevation: 5460Ft Highest Elevation: 6400Ft ( just over halfway through the loop) Total gain 940ft Trail Length: Officially 6.8 miles, my fitbit said just over 7 miles. It took us 3 hours but mostly because of the trail conditions…mud then ice thenContinue reading “Big Bluestem Loop – Boulder 10/27/12”
Iowa Hill Hydraulic Mining Site – Breckenridge 10/19/12 & Mt. Evergreen 10/20/12
Iowa Hill Hydraulic Mining Site Starting Elevation: 9600 FT Highest Elevation: 9910FT ( Total Gain 310 Ft) Trail Length: 1.2 miles, although there are interactive spurs throughout, we spent a little over an hour taking our time reading everything. Trail Uses: Hiking ( I don’t think there were restrictions on how the trail is usedContinue reading “Iowa Hill Hydraulic Mining Site – Breckenridge 10/19/12 & Mt. Evergreen 10/20/12”
Rawhide Trail White Ranch Park Jefferson CO Open Space (Golden) 10/18/12
Rawhide Trail Loop Starting Elevation: 7505 Ft Ending Elevation: 7505 Ft ( Highest point at 7558 Ft Total Elevation gain approx 865 ft) Trail Length: 4.7 miles according to the trail map, my fitbit said 5.5miles. It took us just under 3 hours to complete Trail Uses: Hiker, Biker, Horses Degree of Difficulty: Moderate/Easy Bathrooms:Continue reading “Rawhide Trail White Ranch Park Jefferson CO Open Space (Golden) 10/18/12”
Guest Hiker is coming to Visit!!!!
This week ->weekend hike(s) will have a guest hiker on it….My sister Mary! She is arriving tonight and will spend almost week visiting me! I am super excited for 2 reasons, first I am just looking forward to hanging out with her. Second, every time my sister has come in the past we talkContinue reading “Guest Hiker is coming to Visit!!!!”
Deer Creek Canyon Jefferson Co Open Space (Littleton) 10/6/12
Meadowlark> Plymouth Creek> Homesteader ( Twice)> Plymouth Mountain> Plymouth Creek> Back to Meadowlark Starting Elevation: 6110 Ft Highest Elevation: 7428 Ft ( Total Elevation gain of 1300+) Trail Length: 8.6 miles of trails is what we did( My fitbit said 10 miles) and it took us 3:25 hours. But you have lots of optionsContinue reading “Deer Creek Canyon Jefferson Co Open Space (Littleton) 10/6/12”
The Kindness of Fellow Hikers
I just have to put this out there, over the course of the last 7 months we have come across a fantastic array of fellow hikers. In the beginning it was those few encouraging words they would share as they saw me struggling up a relatively easy trail that made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.Continue reading “The Kindness of Fellow Hikers”
Mount Flora Trail-Berthoud Pass/ Between Winter Park & Empire 9/29/12 ( Our first 13ner!!!!)
Continental Divide Trail > Mines Peak Road > Mt. Flora Trail ( Part of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail) Starting Elevation: 11,315FT Ending Elevation: 13,100FT (Total Elevation Gain 1800Ft) Trail Length: 6.4 miles officially, my fitbit said 7.5 miles. It took us 2:45 going up and 1:30 coming down. Trail uses: Hiker only afterContinue reading “Mount Flora Trail-Berthoud Pass/ Between Winter Park & Empire 9/29/12 ( Our first 13ner!!!!)”
Chasm Lake Trail, Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park 9/22/12
Chasm Lake ( Long’s Peak Trail > Chasm Lake Trail) Starting Elevation: 9400 Ft Ending Elevation: 11,800 Ft ( Total Elevation Gain 2400Ft) Trail Length: 8.6 Officially (unfortunately we made the mistake of passing the Chasm Lake trail by almost a mile so my fitbit said 12 miles) We spent probably 6-7 hours total actuallyContinue reading “Chasm Lake Trail, Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park 9/22/12”
Twin Sisters Trail, Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park 9/16/12
Twin Sisters Trail Starting Elevation: 9200 ish Ft Final Elevation: 11400 ish Ft ( total gain in Elevation of 2200Ft) Trip Length: 7.2 miles is what I found officially everywhere…My fitbit tracked just over 9 miles but we wandered a lot for pictures. Trail Uses: Hiker only mostly, there is limited Horse access. Degree of DIfficulty:Continue reading “Twin Sisters Trail, Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park 9/16/12”
hiking to healthy 