Starting Elevation: 6530 Ft Highest Elevation: 8550 Ft Trail Length: We did the Standard loop so 3.7 miles Trail Uses: Hiking only up the incline Degree of Difficulty: Strenuous Bathroom: Yes in the parking lot Pets: Supposed to be no dogs but there were lots and off leash too and 2 almost knocked me down no owner in sight.Continue reading “The Incline, Manitou Springs CO, Hiked on Easter – 4/5/2015”
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Hanging Lake Trail, Glenwood Canyon CO 9/27/13
Hanging Lake Trail Starting Elevation: 6387 Ft Highest Elevation: 7323 Ft Trail Length: Officially 2.4 round trip but we probably hit 3.5 ish with all the walking around we did. Trail Uses: Hiker only Degree of Difficulty: Officially Strenuous, but it isn’t long, just steep so I will say moderate to difficult. The whole trip took 3.5 hoursContinue reading “Hanging Lake Trail, Glenwood Canyon CO 9/27/13”
Spruce Mountain Trail, Larkspur CO (Repeater) 9/26/13
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”
Waterton Canyon – We chose safety this weekend- Hiked 9/14/13
I don’t know if you have heard about it or not, but there has been some flooding in our beautiful state. When the rain started on Tuesday/Wednesday, all I thought was “yay! It will finally cool off around here.” Then Wednesday night when I was coming home from work, I started thinking, hmmm this hasContinue reading “Waterton Canyon – We chose safety this weekend- Hiked 9/14/13”
Weigh in day 9/13/13 -.2 lbs, 58.8lbs down 31.2 lbs to go
I am once again thrilled with this weigh in….not because I lost a stellar amount of weight but because I got my monthly visitor on Thursday which means that despite the typical weight gain( usually 2+lbs) with my monthly visitor I still managed to drop a very little bit of weight. A great accomplishmentContinue reading “Weigh in day 9/13/13 -.2 lbs, 58.8lbs down 31.2 lbs to go”
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”
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”
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”
Healing Hike – Deer Creek Canyon, my home away from home 7/20/13
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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