I have learned so many big lessons these past 2 weeks, most I don’t ever want to talk about. The big word I want to focus on is I LEARNED a lot last week…. outside of those things I never want to talk about here, I did learn that while Aaron and I can sitContinue reading “Healing Hike – Deer Creek Canyon, my home away from home 7/20/13”
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Upper Mohawk Lakes, Partial Repeater-Hiked 7/4/13
When we started our vacation week in the mountains, the original goal was James Peak on Saturday(done), Mohawk Lakes on Sunday ( done Thursday), Quandary Peak on Tuesday ( Done), Upper Crystal Lakes on Wednesday (Skipped) and Thursday a drunken celebration (delayed), Friday up in the air since we knew the tattoos would be intense. ButContinue reading “Upper Mohawk Lakes, Partial Repeater-Hiked 7/4/13”
Weigh in day 7/12/13 -.4, 56.4 down 32.6 left to go
I am going to be honest, I am suspicious of this loss. Not because we over indulged on vacation last week, we absolutely did, but I kept true to our aggressively active vacation attitude so I wasn’t too worried about a huge gain and I would have been happy with a maintain. We did 3Continue reading “Weigh in day 7/12/13 -.4, 56.4 down 32.6 left to go”
Quandary Peak 14,265 Ft (our first 14er!!!!!), Breckenridge CO 7/2/13
Quandary Peak Trail, East Approach Starting Elevation: 10,995Ft Summit Elevation: 14,295 Ft ( 3300ft total elevation gain) Trail Length: 6.5- 7 miles miles officially ( my fitbit said 8 miles at the end) It took us 6.5 hrs; 3:45 hrs going up 2:45hrs coming down Trail Uses: Hiker, Biker, Horses Degree of Difficulty: Strenuous Bathrooms: ThereContinue reading “Quandary Peak 14,265 Ft (our first 14er!!!!!), Breckenridge CO 7/2/13”
James Peak Via St. Mary’s Glacier, Alice CO 6/29/13
The Glacier Hike> Jamaica Flats> James Peak: Starting Elevation: 10,423 Ft Highest Elevation: 13,294 Ft (2900 total elevation gain) Trail Length: 8 miles ( It varies as you cross the Flats and start the summit) It took us 4 hours total. Trail Uses: Hiker Degree of Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult due to elevation Bathroom: Port-o-pottyContinue reading “James Peak Via St. Mary’s Glacier, Alice CO 6/29/13”
Weigh in Day 6/28/13 -1.8lbs, 57lbs down 33 to go.
I am THRILLED. I was just hoping for a maintain but to get this type of loss, well I can say it was so much more than I could have imagined. As it is probably obvious, I am late in posting my weigh in and that’s because we are on vacation. This is our favoriteContinue reading “Weigh in Day 6/28/13 -1.8lbs, 57lbs down 33 to go.”
Colorado Mines Peak( 12,493) & Mt. Flora* Repeater *(13,132), Mt. Eva – Fail, Berthoud Pass Between Winter Park & Empire CO 6/22/13
Continental Divide Trail to> Mines Peak Road> Mt. Flora Trail > Traverse to Mt. Eva Starting Elevation: 11,315 Ft Highest Elevation: 13,132 Ft ( We had a total elevation gain of approximately 2800Ft) Trail Length: Officially, if we had finished 10 miles. We Turned around about a mile short of Mt. Eva so officially weContinue reading “Colorado Mines Peak( 12,493) & Mt. Flora* Repeater *(13,132), Mt. Eva – Fail, Berthoud Pass Between Winter Park & Empire CO 6/22/13”
St. Vrain Mountain Trail, Allens Park CO 6/15/13 – Part 2
Check out part 1 here When we finally got to the top of St. Vrain mountain, the views were really breath-taking and if the wind hadn’t been so bad we would have spent a lot more time up there. We knew there was a chance of a storm rolling in so we kept a closeContinue reading “St. Vrain Mountain Trail, Allens Park CO 6/15/13 – Part 2”
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”
Weigh in day 6/14/13 No Change….
I am OK with this no change. It was a tough week in terms of staying on track so in and of itself, not gaining is a win. Colorado has again been racked by wildfires and the devastation is staggering. There is so much beauty here and seeing it lost in a matter of daysContinue reading “Weigh in day 6/14/13 No Change….”
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