Beaver Mountain Trail
We had planned on doing the Beaver Mountain Trail a month or two ago, but the road to the trailhead was gated due…
Read MoreWe had planned on doing the Beaver Mountain Trail a month or two ago, but the road to the trailhead was gated due…
Read MoreChasm Lake is listed as a must-do classic Colorado hike, worthy of an early Saturday start. The hike starts at the extremely popular…
Read MoreThe focal point of our last-minute 2,550 mile boondoggle was spending a weekend at the Rebar Ranch. When Colette learned that Kevin, Don,…
Read MoreGuadalupe Peak – take two, and finally in the rearview mirror. When the NOAA weather forecast looks like this, you know it’s going…
Read MoreCarlsbad Caverns National Park was on our list in Christmas 2018 as we headed west from visiting Shelby in Houston. Coming north from…
Read MoreSince White Sands doesn’t have camping available, we tucked into a spot on Raptor Lake at nearby Holloman Air Force Base. No concerns…
Read MoreWhite Sands National Park has been on the list for a long time – but as White Sands National Monument. When we threw…
Read MoreSince it’s the last day of winter – why not celebrate with a climb up Quandary Peak! And since hiking and climbing is…
Read MoreBear Lake to Bierstadt Lake – when Colette is away, the kids must play. We picked through good snowshoe options, and Tom picked…
Read MoreHallett Peak smacks you right in the face every time you drive up Bear Lake Road to the Bear Lake/Glacier Gorge area. Rising…
Read MoreStorm Pass hasn’t been on my list, since we’ve already hiked to Estes Cone from the Long’s Peak Trailhead and there’s nothing else…
Read MoreWhen the 66,000 acre Comanche Peak Wilderness is right out the back door, why not make the most of a beautiful winter day!…
Read MoreThe Aspenglen Deer Mountain Loop started out on our hike list, but the the road to the campground is always closed in the…
Read MoreThe Cub Lake Loop Trail hasn’t been high on our list since there are so many other trails, but as we start to…
Read MoreThe Bierstadt Moraine has never been our list in all our time spent in RMNP. We drive past the trailhead constantly, without a…
Read MoreWest Creek Falls has been on our list since last year, but it was closed for a long time due to the Cameron…
Read MoreAll good things must come to an end, we just didn’t get to finish playing… Be forewarned – the next few days will…
Read MoreCapitol Reef National Park is amazing when the tourist hordes have gone! It may not have Angel’s Landing or the Bryce Amphitheatre, but…
Read Morea.k.a – This Really Sucks Snow Drive. This album is out of sequence, but we spent so much extra time driving 5mph through…
Read MoreLower Calf Creek Falls is the most visited attraction in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, but only because of it’s proximity to scenic…
Read MoreThe 100 Hands Pictograph is a must-stop if you’re passing through Boulder, Utah doing a National Park loop. Located a short, easy hike…
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