Starting Elevation: 8930 Ft Highest Elevation: 10,013 Ft ( A total Elevation gain of almost 1100 Ft) Trail Length: 6 miles – it took us 3ish hours but we did spend a lot of time on the summit. Trail Uses: Hiker & Horses ( but no horses allowed on the Summit spur) Degree of Difficulty: ModerateContinue reading “Deer Mountain, RMNP Estes Park CO, Hiked 7/19/14”
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TrailRidge Road Hike/Snowshoe RMNP, Estes Park CO hiked 4/5/14
There is a Facebook Page called Enjoy Estes Park and every Thursday they run a contest for an all expenses paid trip to Estes Park, free lodging, free meals, Free beer and wine, free snacks throughout the day, free rental of sporting goods and they even gave us money to spend in some of the storesContinue reading “TrailRidge Road Hike/Snowshoe RMNP, Estes Park CO hiked 4/5/14”
Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park( RMNP)- Estes Park CO- Snowshoed 3/22/14
Starting Elevation: somewhere in the mid 9000’s Highest Elevation: A little over 10,000 Ft- our watch that gives us the elevation is no longer working so this is a guestimate. Trail Uses: Snowshoeing and Cross Country Skiing Winter only trail as it is an actual road in summer. Trail Length: 5.5 miles Round trip butContinue reading “Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park( RMNP)- Estes Park CO- Snowshoed 3/22/14”
Nymph, Dream & Emerald Lakes – RMNP – Estes CO, Snowshoed 3/15/14
Nymph Lake > Dream Lake > Emerald Lake Starting Elevation: 9400 ft Highest Elevation: 10,100 ft Trail Uses: hiking, snowshoe, cross-country skiing, hike in ski out…. anything with skis…. Trail Length: Officially 3.8 miles, we walked around Emerald and Nymph lakes a lot so we got around 4.5 miles for the day… it took usContinue reading “Nymph, Dream & Emerald Lakes – RMNP – Estes CO, Snowshoed 3/15/14”
Mills Lake via Galcier Gorge RMNP Snowshoed 2/8/14
I know I usually start with all the details of a new hike but this snowshoe was not what I expected, instead it was everything I could have hoped for and more. Because of that I have no hard facts and no path to tell you to follow but I can tell you I amContinue reading “Mills Lake via Galcier Gorge RMNP Snowshoed 2/8/14”
Cow Creek Trails Via Gem Lake, Estes Park CO Hiked 11/16/13
Gem Lake Trail> Cow Creek TrailHead Starting Elevation: 7882 Ft Highest elevation: 8830 Ft Trail Length: Officially we did 9.2 miles around trip, my Fitbit said we did close to 11 miles ( it took us approximately 5.5 hours) Trail Uses: Hiker only Degree of difficulty: I consider Gem Lake Moderate, after the floods IContinue reading “Cow Creek Trails Via Gem Lake, Estes Park CO Hiked 11/16/13”
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”
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”
Gem Lake, Estes Park CO; a repeater & the first Girlfriend hike – 6/2/13
One of the best parts of moving to Colorado so far has been the amazing friends I have made! These friends have been a great source of motivation, information and comfort for me. Because of them I seen such beautiful parts of the state that I may never have adventured too if not for theirContinue reading “Gem Lake, Estes Park CO; a repeater & the first Girlfriend hike – 6/2/13”
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”
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