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)”
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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”
Twin Sisters Trail, Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park 9/16/12
Twin Sisters Trail Starting Elevation: 9200 ish Ft Final Elevation: 11400 ish Ft ( total gain in Elevation of 2200Ft) Trip Length: 7.2 miles is what I found officially everywhere…My fitbit tracked just over 9 miles but we wandered a lot for pictures. Trail Uses: Hiker only mostly, there is limited Horse access. Degree of DIfficulty:Continue reading “Twin Sisters Trail, Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park 9/16/12”
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