White Ranch Park – Rawhide Trail, *Repeater* Hiked 9/2/13

When I have a long weekend ahead all I can think about is how I get to hike 2 times in the course of the weekend.  A hike we haven’t visited forever was the Rawhide Trail  ( Click the link for hike details) at White Ranch Park.  It is now an easy hike for us butContinue reading “White Ranch Park – Rawhide Trail, *Repeater* Hiked 9/2/13”

James Peak (2nd time’s the charm!) Via St. Mary’s Glacier, Alice CO hiked 8/31/13

James Peak has been haunting me since we had to turn around with the summit in view because of lightning.  I had figured doing a 14er over a long weekend would make more sense but I struggled a little bit at 12,550Ft last weekend so I decided to put it off one more week andContinue reading “James Peak (2nd time’s the charm!) Via St. Mary’s Glacier, Alice CO hiked 8/31/13”

Weigh in Day 8/30/13 – No Change

I guess after losing that weight I gained back, I can’t be too surprised by not losing anything this week.  I am also not all that concerned, it was a crazy week at work and I am just glad I didn’t eat my stress which I normally would do.  I kept to working out onContinue reading “Weigh in Day 8/30/13 – No Change”

Pawnee Pass Trail – Brainard Lake Recreation Area, Ward CO 8/24/13

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”

Catching up – 2 posts in 1. Weigh in and my 8/17/13 hike

It has been a weird and crazy couple of weeks, as a result I have been very neglectful to my blog so I am going to catch it up with this combined post. I have been fighting really hard to not give in to my bad eating habits and it paid off….I managed to takeContinue reading “Catching up – 2 posts in 1. Weigh in and my 8/17/13 hike”

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”

Finch Lake – Rocky Mountain National Park – Allenspark trailhead, Allenspark CO 8/3/13

The Finch Lake trail Starting Elevation: 8526Ft Highest Elevation: 10,165 ( Total Elevation gain around 1900Ft) Trail Length:  Officially 8.2 miles but we wandered around the lake a lot so we ended up with 9 miles total, it took us approx. 4 hours total Trail Uses:  Hiker only Degree of difficulty: Moderate Bathrooms: None Pets:Continue reading “Finch Lake – Rocky Mountain National Park – Allenspark trailhead, Allenspark CO 8/3/13”

Meyer Ranch Park- Jefferson County Open Space 2nd Official Girls Hike , Conifer CO Hiked 7/28/13

Owls Perch > Lodgepole Loop > Sunny Aspen Trail > Old Ski Run Loop > Sunny Aspen Trail > Lodgepole Loop > Owls Perch Starting Elevation: 7900 ft Highest Elevation:  8770 ft ( total gain was around 900 feet in elevation gain) Trail Length: 5 Miles Trail Uses:  Hiker, Biker & Horses Degree of Difficulty:Continue reading “Meyer Ranch Park- Jefferson County Open Space 2nd Official Girls Hike , Conifer CO Hiked 7/28/13”

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”

Weigh in day 7/26/13 +.6, 56.8lbs down 33.2 left to go

This small gain is not a surprise to me and I am not overly concerned about it.  With my inability to exercise for almost two weeks and break from counting calories last week, I am surprised it wasn’t more.  I will take this little gift and turn it into a challenge for my weigh inContinue reading “Weigh in day 7/26/13 +.6, 56.8lbs down 33.2 left to go”