A couple of weeks ago I had the best visitor in town….my sister! While we were planning her visit, she let me know she wanted to see more of Colorado and to see it the way I have been seeing it, by hiking. We only had 5 days to visit and hike, so likeContinue reading “Spruce Mountain Trail, Larkspur CO (Repeater) 9/26/13”
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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”
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”
Twin Sisters Trail, Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park *Repeater* 6/8/13
Last week when I was hiking with my girlfriends, we were admiring Twin Sisters (Hike details here) at all of our different amazing view spots. I think it took me 3 looks to realize that there was not all that much snow showing at the summit and by the end of that hike I knew thisContinue reading “Twin Sisters Trail, Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park *Repeater* 6/8/13”
St. Vrain Mountain Epic Fail- Hall Ranch Park To the Rescue 5/18/13
Last week was a perfect week here in Denver, very warm and sunny with the mountains taunting us all week with their insane beauty. We really wanted to climb up high and see it for ourselves up close, I know it was our naiveté but we made the decision to try another high hike aboveContinue reading “St. Vrain Mountain Epic Fail- Hall Ranch Park To the Rescue 5/18/13”
Gem Lake -Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes CO 3/6/13 ( Spring Break Hike #2)
Gem Lake Trail Starting Elevation: 7882 Ft Highest Elevation: 8830 Ft ( Total elevation gain 948 ft) Trail Length: According to the map it is 1.8 miles one way to the lake for a total of 3.6. We did a lot of walking around taking pictures so in the end we had a little overContinue reading “Gem Lake -Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes CO 3/6/13 ( Spring Break Hike #2)”
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”
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