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Maroon Bells Scenic Area: Colorado’s Most Photographed Peaks

Maroon Bells Scenic Area: Colorado’s Most Photographed Peaks

Posted on July 18, 2025November 6, 2025 by jim

Since Dasani and I are going to climb the Deadly Bells via the Maroon Traverse this weekend, time to hike into the Maroon…

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Backpacking Holy Cross Wilderness: Alpine Lakes and Remote Trails

Backpacking Holy Cross Wilderness: Alpine Lakes and Remote Trails

Posted on October 7, 2023November 6, 2025 by jim

The most common way to summit Mount of the Holy Cross is to backpack into the East Cross Creek Campground in the Holy…

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Kit Carson & Challenger Point: Twin 14ers in the Sangre de Cristos

Kit Carson & Challenger Point: Twin 14ers in the Sangre de Cristos

Posted on September 17, 2023November 6, 2025 by jim

Kit Carson Peak and Challenger Point make a great backpack adventure with an overnight at Willow Lake. Despite being 40ish miles from us…

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Backpack into Horn Fork Basin - Wilderness Adventure

Backpack into Horn Fork Basin – Wilderness Adventure

Posted on September 24, 2021September 9, 2026 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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Camping at Pawnee Lake - Scenic Mountain Camping

Camping at Pawnee Lake – Scenic Mountain Camping

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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Canyon Laughs

Canyon Laughs

Posted on May 25, 2015March 25, 2020 by jim

Finally back from a week of no comms in the Grand Canyon – plenty more pics to come. Shelby shares a laugh with…

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