There is that moment every week when I commit to a trail and I always hope that the weather will let us do it. This week the trail I committed to was too high up after yet another 2 day snow storm on Monday and Tuesday. All week I debated how smart it would beContinue reading “Belcher Hill Trail *Repeater Hike*, White Ranch Park – Golden Co 4/27/13”
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Bergen Peak Trail, Elk Meadow Open space *AGAIN* 4/20/13
This week has been tough on so many levels for so many reasons and I know I am not the only one struggling to find balance and meaning. I can tell you that the only thing on our minds yesterday was getting out hiking and getting as high as we could (altitude wise of course),Continue reading “Bergen Peak Trail, Elk Meadow Open space *AGAIN* 4/20/13”
Hiking out of a Hangover – Deer Creek Canyon 4/13/13
Since I started hiking to healthy over a year ago I have been really good about not drinking on Friday nights before our hike, while it is my cheat day I never want to run the chance of a hangover hindering my hike on Saturday. That’s not to say that I still don’t get myContinue reading “Hiking out of a Hangover – Deer Creek Canyon 4/13/13”
Bergen Peak Trail + – Elk Meadow Jefferson County Open Space 4/6/13
I am on cloud 9, seriously 50 pounds lost on my weigh in yesterday and then today we kicked major butt on our hike. We did Bergen Peak last August and to be honest it was insanely tough then, like I was practically in tears on the way down thinking “why the hell did IContinue reading “Bergen Peak Trail + – Elk Meadow Jefferson County Open Space 4/6/13”
Mt. Falcon Repeater + more, Jefferson county Open Space Hikes 3/30/13
Today’s hike needed to be both inspiring and challenging but I was also worried about the condition of the trails I originally had planned on doing with all the snow we got the last weekend. I had hoped that the warm up being forecasted would happen earlier in the week and be more intense thanContinue reading “Mt. Falcon Repeater + more, Jefferson county Open Space Hikes 3/30/13”
Green Mountain Boulder- Repeat hike 3/16/13
We had so much fun with Lauren and Anne last week and with the benefit of a surprise blizzard, their stay was unexpectedly extended which meant another day of fun for us. That also meant no hike for us last weekend…. It hit me this week that the summer is fast approaching and our hikesContinue reading “Green Mountain Boulder- Repeat hike 3/16/13”
Gem Lake -Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes CO 3/6/13 ( Spring Break Hike #2)
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)”
Belcher Hill Trail – White Ranch Park, Golden CO 2/23/13
Belcher Hill Trail Lowest Elevation: Approximately 6100 feet Highest Elevation: 7800 + ( total Elevation gain of almost 2000 feet with a few declines and then having to climb back up) Trail Length: According to the Park Map it is 8.8 miles roundtrip but my fitbit said we got 10.5 miles and every account ofContinue reading “Belcher Hill Trail – White Ranch Park, Golden CO 2/23/13”
Lion Gulch -Homestead Meadows, Lyons, CO 2/17/13
Lion Gulch #949 > Griffith Homestead #979-2> Homestead Meadow Loop #971 > forest Road 120 Lowest Elevation: 7300 Ft Highest Elevation: 8700Ft ( according to the Nike GSP watch Aaron wears) We think we had a total gain of 2000 ft with the ups and downs. Trail Length: The route we took got us 10Continue reading “Lion Gulch -Homestead Meadows, Lyons, CO 2/17/13”
North Table Loop – North Table Mountain Park, Golden CO 2/9/13
North Table Loop ( Jefferson County Open Space) Lowest Elevation: 5850-ish Feet Highest Elevation: 6500-ish feet (we went up and down a few times so the overall elevation gain was 900-ish feet) Trail Length: Officially 7.5 miles via a full loop and my fitbit wasn’t too far off at just over 8 miles. It tookContinue reading “North Table Loop – North Table Mountain Park, Golden CO 2/9/13”
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