Uncompahgre Peak – Colorado 14er
Uncompahgre Peak is the 6th highest peak in Colorado at 14,321 feet, the highest peak in the San Juan mountain range, and the…
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Wetterhorn Peak – Colorado 14er
Wetterhorn Peak is barely a 14er at 14,021 feet, but since it’s on the list, it must be done! The peak gets its…
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Mount Sneffels – Colorado 14er
Greg and I return to Southwest Colorado for another 14er weekend, with Mount Sneffels first on the list. Rising to 14,155 feet just…
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Mount Wilson – Colorado 14er
Mount Wilson – the 16th highest peak in Colorado at 14,256 feet. Just one of the three Wilson Group 14ers that we had…
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Sunlight Peak and Windom Peak – Colorado 14ers
Sunlight Peak and Windom Peak – 14ers 34 and 35 to round out our Chicago Basin trip. We were both looking forward to…
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Mount Eolus and North Eolus – Colorado 14ers
Mount Eolus and North Eolus – Colorado 14ers number 32 and 33 done. An oh-dark-thirty start out of our campsite in the Chicago…
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Camping in Chicago Basin
Chicago Basin is an amazing place, made just a little bit more amazing by what a pain it is to get there. Either…
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San Luis Peak – Colorado 14er
San Luis Peak – 14er number 31 in the books. This 14er isn’t convenient to get to from either direction – northeast off…
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Three Lakes Hike
The Three Lakes Hike was in our overall Crested Butte map, but we didn’t think we’d hit it due to its location way…
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Mount Emmons via Scarp Ridge
Mount Emmons sits very prominently outside Crested Butte, and was one of my two must-do hikes while we’re here. The other hike is…
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Green Lake via the Carbon Trail
Hiking up Green Lake via the Carbon Trail is a big disappointment unless you’re looking for some exercise. Lucky for us, that’s all…
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Devils Punch Bowl and Crystal Mill
The Crystal Mill is one of the most photographed structures in Colorado, and has been on our go-see-do list for over a decade…
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Canyon Rim Trail Hike
Part of the reason we wanted to stay in the campground closest to the Red Canyon Visitor Center in the Flaming Gorge National…
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Blue Heart Springs
Blue Heart Springs has been on our list ever since we saw a Youtube video from some young Instafluencers and were amazed that…
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Bench Lakes Trail
The Bench Lakes Trail is the second most popular trail in the Sawtooths. Starting at Redfish Lake, it’s easily accessible in the most…
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Sawtooth Lake via the Iron Creek Trail
Sawtooth Lake via the Iron Creek Trail is the number one hike in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. At 10 miles and approximately…
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Pettit Lake Afternoon Hike
The workday is done, with no time left in the day for a big backcountry excursion we headed down to Pettit Lake to…
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Boating on Jackson Lake
While we were having lunch at Inspiration Point yesterday, Colette looked down at Jackson Lake and said "I’d like to go boating." Big…
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Jenny Lake and Inspiration Point
Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point from the Jenny Lake West boat dock is arguably the most popular hike in Grand Teton National Park….
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Taggart Lake and Bradley Lake
The Taggart Lake and Bradley Lake loop hike was another easy one on our list. Although it’s still a very busy trailhead, again…
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Phelps Lake and Death Canyon
The Phelps Lake Loop hike was an also-ran on our list of must-do’s while here in Grand Tetons, but we discovered that it’s…
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