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Playing In The Park

Playing In The Park

Posted on January 8, 2023January 9, 2023 by jim

Weekend means playing in the Park! Hikes we’ve done many times, just never get old. Short on words, big on snow. I wish…

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Triangle Mountain New Years Day

Triangle Mountain New Years Day

Posted on January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 by jim

Triangle Mountain sits right out the back door (0.88 miles as the crow flies), and has been really low on the list for…

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Snow Blast at The Loch

Snow Blast at The Loch

Posted on December 3, 2022December 4, 2022 by jim

We haven’t been up to The Loch (Loch Vale) since last winter, and we weren’t sure what to expect once we got into…

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Montezuma Basin Winter

Montezuma Basin Winter

Posted on October 29, 2022November 5, 2022 by jim

Montezuma Basin is an alpine basin located in the Elk Range of the Rocky Mountains outside Aspen Colorado. This post was supposed to…

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Humboldt Peak - Colorado 14er

Humboldt Peak – Colorado 14er

Posted on October 15, 2022October 16, 2022 by jim

Humboldt Peak under the belt, number 40 on the way to number 58. Since Greg did Humboldt in years past and this was…

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Rainbow Lakes Hike

Rainbow Lakes Hike

Posted on October 1, 2022October 24, 2022 by jim

Rainbow Lakes is one of the more popular hikes in the Indian Peaks Wilderness due to easy access and being a short, easy…

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Caribou Ranch Open Space

Caribou Ranch Open Space

Posted on September 30, 2022October 8, 2022 by jim

While we were waiting for Shelby and Tom to show up at our campsite outside Nederland we decided to go and check out…

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Uncompahgre Peak - Colorado 14er

Uncompahgre Peak – Colorado 14er

Posted on August 28, 2022September 29, 2022 by jim

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 – Colorado 14er

Posted on August 27, 2022September 18, 2022 by jim

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

Mount Sneffels – Colorado 14er

Posted on August 26, 2022September 4, 2022 by jim

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 – Colorado 14er

Posted on August 10, 2022October 19, 2022 by jim

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 – Colorado 14ers

Posted on August 6, 2022August 23, 2022 by jim

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

Posted on August 5, 2022August 23, 2022 by jim

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

Camping in Chicago Basin

Posted on August 5, 2022August 16, 2022 by jim

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 – Colorado 14er

Posted on July 31, 2022August 3, 2022 by jim

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

Three Lakes Hike

Posted on July 23, 2022July 25, 2022 by jim

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 via Scarp Ridge

Posted on July 22, 2022July 24, 2022 by jim

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

Green Lake via the Carbon Trail

Posted on July 20, 2022July 26, 2022 by jim

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

Devils Punch Bowl and Crystal Mill

Posted on July 16, 2022July 21, 2022 by jim

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

Canyon Rim Trail Hike

Posted on July 11, 2022July 18, 2022 by jim

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

Posted on July 4, 2022July 11, 2022 by jim

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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