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Harvard Columbia Traverse

Harvard Columbia Traverse

Posted on September 25, 2021September 28, 2021 by jim

The *in*famous Harvard Columbia Traverse. First you climb to 14,420 feet on Mount Harvard (3rd highest in Colorado, 4th highest in the continental…

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Backpack into Horn Fork Basin

Backpack into Horn Fork Basin

Posted on September 24, 2021September 27, 2021 by jim

If you’re climbing Mount Harvard and/or Mount Columbia, Horn Fork Basin is a perfect launching pad. Located directly beneath both 14,000 foot peaks,…

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Climbing Mount Princeton

Climbing Mount Princeton

Posted on September 24, 2021September 26, 2021 by jim

Mount Princeton has to be the single most boring 14er I’ve done to date. A nice thing about driving in on Thursday night…

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Climbing Mount Yale

Climbing Mount Yale

Posted on September 18, 2021September 20, 2021 by jim

Mount Yale makes number 22 checked off the 14er list. I was going to hit some peaks south of here, but a late…

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Pawnee National Grassland

Pawnee National Grassland

Posted on September 11, 2021October 13, 2021 by jim

Pawnee National Grassland was a bit of a surprise for us. "Let’s camp here" – said nobody looking at flat horizons full of…

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Panorama Point Nebraska

Panorama Point Nebraska

Posted on September 11, 2021September 21, 2021 by jim

Panorama Point – the Nebraska High Point checked off the list. 15 down, 36 to go if you count DC. 5,424 feet seems…

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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Posted on September 11, 2021September 19, 2021 by jim

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument probably isn’t on your list unless you’re a hardcore fossil nut. I had seen the name in our…

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Lovers Leap via Wagon Wheel Trail

Lovers Leap via Wagon Wheel Trail

Posted on September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 by jim

Let’s go do an exposed hike when the forecast is over 100 degrees – said nobody ever… Except Colette. In my best caveman-must-please-little-woman…

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Wind Cave National Park

Wind Cave National Park

Posted on September 9, 2021April 17, 2022 by jim

Wind Cave National Park is one of those things like Devil’s Tower that’s just sat on our must-do list for many years. As…

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Black Elk Peak

Black Elk Peak

Posted on September 7, 2021March 9, 2022 by jim

Black Elk Peak – the South Dakota high point at 7.244 feet, one more high point checked off the list. We’ve done a…

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Night Shot

Night Shot

Posted on September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 by jim

A Daily Dose night shot from Devil’s Tower Wyoming, watching a pair of climbers come down the south face in the dark.  Note…

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Custer State Park

Custer State Park

Posted on September 6, 2021September 17, 2021 by jim

Custer State Park was the central point for our Wyoming/South Dakota trip, since my personal big rock was climbing Black Elk Peak which…

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Spearfish South Dakota

Spearfish South Dakota

Posted on September 4, 2021September 15, 2021 by jim

Spearfish South Dakota was nowhere on our radar. And despite being an amazing chunk of canyon with towering sandstone walls, pines, and small…

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Wild Bill Bar

Wild Bill Bar

Posted on September 4, 2021September 12, 2021 by jim

I had visuals of Deadwood, South Dakota being full of historic Wild Wild West, but the Wild Bill Bar was the only thing…

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Belle Fourche South Dakota

Belle Fourche South Dakota

Posted on September 3, 2021September 10, 2021 by jim

Belle Fourche is the geographic center of the entire United States. We thought we were done with geographic centers when we visited Lebanon…

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Devils Tower National Monument

Devils Tower National Monument

Posted on September 2, 2021September 14, 2021 by jim

Devils Tower National Monument has been on my must-do list since I saw Close Encounters of the Third Kind as a kid. The…

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Indian Peaks Backpacking

Indian Peaks Backpacking

Posted on August 11, 2021August 22, 2021 by jim

After our two days at Pawnee Lake, we headed down to Crater and Mirror Lake on our outbound leg. But not too quickly…

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Milky Way Over Indian Peaks

Milky Way Over Indian Peaks

Posted on August 10, 2021August 15, 2021 by jim

So many photos to work on from our Indian Peaks backpacking trip, I had to settle on something easy to get the ball…

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Camping at Pawnee Lake

Camping at Pawnee Lake

Posted on August 9, 2021August 19, 2021 by jim

Days 2 and 3 of our Indian Peaks trip – Pawnee Lake. After our hike over Pawnee Pass, it’s nice to have 2…

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Pawnee Pass Trail

Pawnee Pass Trail

Posted on August 8, 2021August 17, 2021 by jim

Pawnee Pass Trail – Day One of our Indian Peaks Trip. It’s always best to have the hardest day of your backpacking trip…

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Storm Mountain Hike

Storm Mountain Hike

Posted on August 7, 2021August 29, 2021 by jim

Since we look out at Storm Mountain every single day, it seemed like a nice hike to do with Shelby and Tom before…

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