A Thanksgiving Hike – Roxborough State Park, hiked 11/28/13

Work has been so crazy and with such craziness means not going home to Chicago for Thanksgiving.  I also don’t get the Friday after Thanksgiving off so no crazy Thanksgiving party or over indulging for us!  I decided that a morning hike would make the day perfect with a nice dinner to follow.   IContinue reading “A Thanksgiving Hike – Roxborough State Park, hiked 11/28/13”

Repeater hike(s) Roxborough State Park – Carpenters Peak & Fountain Valley Trail 1/25/13

Whenever I go out-of-town, especially to sea level, coming back to Denver is an adjustment, an almost 2 week adjustment.  Since I went to LA for my annual girls trip last Thursday and returned just this past Tuesday, I was not optimistic about my ability to hike anything new or tough.  We decided to goContinue reading “Repeater hike(s) Roxborough State Park – Carpenters Peak & Fountain Valley Trail 1/25/13”

Waterton Canyon, Littleton 1/12/13

Waterton Canyon/ The Colorado Trail Segment 1: Starting elevation:  5550 Ft Highest Elevation: 5721 Ft ( total gain of 171 ft but strangely I got 90 flight of stairs on my fitbit….) Trail Length: We did a total trip of 8.5 miles, 4.25 in and back.  This is a trail with endless possibilities given itContinue reading “Waterton Canyon, Littleton 1/12/13”

Not the weekend hike we planned, repeater of Carpenters Peak-Roxborough State Park 11/4/12

    There is a hike that is proving to be more elusive than I thought possible, I had hoped today was the day to get it done, but alas it was once again not meant to be.  This will be the 3rd time I have had to cancel it! I knew last night whenContinue reading “Not the weekend hike we planned, repeater of Carpenters Peak-Roxborough State Park 11/4/12”