I was way too thankful last weekend, I mean WAY TOO! I think the hardest reality was that I did so well until Thursday and then it was a nonstop eating marathon, like the flood gates had opened on all crappy for me food in ridiculous amounts. All week I stressed about weighing in knowingContinue reading “Weigh in day 11/30/12 +.8 = 46 LBS down 44LBS to go……”
Tag Archives: Outdoors
Walker Ranch Loop – Boulder 11/24/12
Walker Ranch Loop Starting/Ending Elevation: 7287FT Net Elevation Gain: 890FT ( +1737 round trip elevation gain) Trail Length: 7.6 miles officially ( My fitbit said 9-ish miles but we spent an hour taking pictures at the falls or rapids). It took us 4 hours to complete, not including the hour we spent taking pictures workingContinue reading “Walker Ranch Loop – Boulder 11/24/12”
Green Mountain via Gregory Canyon Trail 11/17/12 The Assessment
Sorry for the double posting and duplicate seeming emails- something weird happened with the original post and almost all of it was deleted so I had to rewrite it! The whole week before we did this hike I was pretty nervous about how hard it would be. From everything I had read, if itContinue reading “Green Mountain via Gregory Canyon Trail 11/17/12 The Assessment”
Green Mountain Via Gregory Canyon Trail – Boulder 11/17/12; Trail Specs
Gregory Canyon Trail > The Ranger Trail > Green Mountain Summit Starting Elevation: 5800-ish Feet Highest Elevation: 8144Ft ( Total Gain 2344FT) Trail Length: Officially 6ish miles, my fitbit said we got around 7 miles, It took us 4 hours to complete but the book I used said 3-4 hours and the locals were cruisingContinue reading “Green Mountain Via Gregory Canyon Trail – Boulder 11/17/12; Trail Specs”
Nighthawk Trail – Hall Ranch 11/10/12
Nighthawk Trail > Out and Back Starting Elevation: 5480 Ft Highest Elevation: 6570 ft ( but there is a an additional 320ft loss then gain for a total Elevation gain of 1410ft) Trail Length: 10.2 miles officially, unfortunately we took a wrong turn and so did a total of 12 miles today. It took usContinue reading “Nighthawk Trail – Hall Ranch 11/10/12”
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”
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”
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