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”
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Meyer Ranch Park- Jefferson County Open Space 2nd Official Girls Hike , Conifer CO Hiked 7/28/13
Owls Perch > Lodgepole Loop > Sunny Aspen Trail > Old Ski Run Loop > Sunny Aspen Trail > Lodgepole Loop > Owls Perch Starting Elevation: 7900 ft Highest Elevation: 8770 ft ( total gain was around 900 feet in elevation gain) Trail Length: 5 Miles Trail Uses: Hiker, Biker & Horses Degree of Difficulty:Continue reading “Meyer Ranch Park- Jefferson County Open Space 2nd Official Girls Hike , Conifer CO Hiked 7/28/13”
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”
Spruce Mountain Trail (open space), Larkspur Colorado 5/26/13
Spruce Mountain Trail> Spruce Mountain Loop> Access Road> Spruce Mountain Trailhead Starting Elevation: 7127Ft. Highest Elevation: 7568, for 550 feet elevation gain, but there is some up and down to if you do the loop I think you get closer to 650 ft Trip Length: Officially 5.5 miles and that is about what my fitbitContinue reading “Spruce Mountain Trail (open space), Larkspur Colorado 5/26/13”
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”
Hike aborted
Well we made it to the trailhead and about a mile up the trail this morning. It wasn’t too high or even that hard, but something was off with Aaron’s diabetes and we tried to figure it out but he was feeling too bad so we turned around before it got worse or too dangerousContinue reading “Hike aborted”
Ben Tyler Trail #606 – Pike National Forest 12/1/12
Ben Tyler Trail #606 Starting Elevation: Approximately 8300Ft Highest Elevation: Approximately 11,700Ft ( total gain would have been 3400ft) ….Unfortunately we only made it to just shy of 11,oooFt, we think Trail Length: 11.5 miles officially but since I left my fitbit at home I have no idea what it would have tracked. In theContinue reading “Ben Tyler Trail #606 – Pike National Forest 12/1/12”
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”
hiking to healthy 