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Hiking Sky Pond

Hiking Sky Pond

Posted on March 3, 2021March 5, 2021 by jim

When the forecast calls for 52 degrees and sunshine, we must play hooky again! Back into Rocky Mountain National Park to bang out…

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Ypsilon Lake Snowshoeing

Ypsilon Lake Snowshoeing

Posted on January 18, 2021February 16, 2021 by jim

AllTrails lists the Ypsilon Trail hike as 9.2 miles, 2,496 feet of elevation gain, and a Medium difficulty rating. I concur with the…

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Hiking Chasm Falls

Hiking Chasm Falls

Posted on January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 by jim

With permission to play hooky on a Wednesday, we loaded up spikes and snowshoes and headed to the Park. Surprisingly enough, despite the…

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Climbing Estes Cone

Climbing Estes Cone

Posted on December 26, 2020January 8, 2021 by jim

Making use of yet another day of reduced crowds in Rocky Mountain National Park. Normally the Longs Peak trailhead parking lot is completely…

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Rocky Mountain Christmas

Rocky Mountain Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2020December 27, 2020 by jim

Since we love nontraditional holidays – why not a hike in the Park? We figured that crowds would be low, so we would…

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Rocky Mountain Lakes

Rocky Mountain Lakes

Posted on December 8, 2020December 31, 2020 by jim

Off-season means low crowds, might as well bang out some of the hikes you just can’t get to in the summer without hordes…

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Balanced Rock Hike

Balanced Rock Hike

Posted on December 6, 2020December 17, 2020 by jim

Although we’ve already done the first section of the Cow Creek Trail, we haven’t done the circuit up to Balanced Rock. While the…

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Gem Lake Hike

Gem Lake Hike

Posted on November 17, 2020December 9, 2020 by jim

The very nice thing about Rocky Mountain National Park being mostly closed – fewer tourists! Slowly as bits of the Park have reopened,…

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Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls

Posted on November 16, 2020November 18, 2020 by jim

A sad third-order effect of the massive Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires has been the closure of most of Rocky Mountain National…

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Colette's First 14er

Colette’s First 14er

Posted on August 23, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Colette’s 1st 14er climb – she’s a beast! We were treated to a snow shower and lightning from three directions – once Colette’s…

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Massive Snow

Massive Snow

Posted on August 22, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Many thanks to the crews who finally cleared the avalanche out between Silverton and Animas Forks. No, that is not photoshopped, and yes,…

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Climbing Handies Peak

Climbing Handies Peak

Posted on August 21, 2019August 20, 2020 by jim

Colette’s First 14er! Handies Peak is a walk-up, no technical skill needed to make it to the top, but it’s still no joke….

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Palmyra Peak

Palmyra Peak

Posted on July 30, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

The climb and the weather both sucked, but the views sure are worth it.

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Culebra Snapshot

Culebra Snapshot

Posted on July 15, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Amazing day climbing Culebra and Red Peak, and got off the ridgeline before the thunder and lightning in the distance could make it’s…

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Culebra and Red Peak

Culebra and Red Peak

Posted on July 14, 2019July 4, 2020 by jim

Three high points in one weekend. Mt Sunflower in Kansas on Friday, Black Mesa in Oklahoma on Saturday, and Culebra Peak in Colorado…

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Climbing La Plata Peak

Climbing La Plata Peak

Posted on July 1, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

At 14,360 feet in elevation, La Plata Peak is the fifth-highest peak in the state of Colorado, and number 34 in North America…

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Sneaky Marmot

Sneaky Marmot

Posted on July 1, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Photobomb! I thought I had the entire mountain to myself until I turned around and saw this yellow-bellied marmot sneaking up behind me…

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Climbing Mount Massive

Climbing Mount Massive

Posted on June 30, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

At 14,429 feet, Mount Massive is the big number two in Colorado’s high points. Because of being number two and it’s close proximity…

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Lily Pond Trail

Lily Pond Trail

Posted on June 29, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

We were looking for a nice forested hike close to the RV, and I had spotted the Lily Pond trail while I was…

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Lost Man Trail

Lost Man Trail

Posted on June 28, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Once we arrived in the Leadville/Twin Lakes area, we started scouting out all of the local hikes on AllTrails. Since it’s pretty warm…

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Independence Ghost Town

Independence Ghost Town

Posted on June 28, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Independence is a ghost town with an interesting history perched high in the mountains between Aspen and Leadville at 10,900 feet of elevation….

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