Playing In The Park
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 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
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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Maxwell Falls Thanksgiving
Not a turkey in sight – just a frozen waterfall. We eschewed the traditional turkey once again, opting for crisp Colorado air instead…
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Rainbow Lakes Hike
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
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 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 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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Return to Durango
All good things must come to an end, and after an action-packed few days in Chicago Basin we packed it up for our…
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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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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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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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Fishhook Creek Trail
We were looking for a high-value, low-effort, close-by afternoon hike when I wrapped up work for the day, and the Fishhook Creek trail…
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