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Beaver Mountain Trail

Beaver Mountain Trail

Posted on May 13, 2022May 15, 2022 by jim

We had planned on doing the Beaver Mountain Trail a month or two ago, but the road to the trailhead was gated due…

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Hike to Chasm Lake

Hike to Chasm Lake

Posted on May 7, 2022May 13, 2022 by jim

Chasm Lake is listed as a must-do classic Colorado hike, worthy of an early Saturday start. The hike starts at the extremely popular…

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Quandary Peak Winter Ascent

Quandary Peak Winter Ascent

Posted on March 19, 2022March 20, 2022 by jim

Since it’s the last day of winter – why not celebrate with a climb up Quandary Peak! And since hiking and climbing is…

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Bear Lake to Bierstadt Lake

Bear Lake to Bierstadt Lake

Posted on March 12, 2022March 13, 2022 by jim

Bear Lake to Bierstadt Lake – when Colette is away, the kids must play. We picked through good snowshoe options, and Tom picked…

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Hallett Peak Otis Peak Flattop Mountain

Hallett Peak Otis Peak Flattop Mountain

Posted on March 2, 2022March 13, 2022 by jim

Hallett Peak smacks you right in the face every time you drive up Bear Lake Road to the Bear Lake/Glacier Gorge area. Rising…

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Storm Pass Snowshoe

Storm Pass Snowshoe

Posted on February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 by jim

Storm Pass hasn’t been on my list, since we’ve already hiked to Estes Cone from the Long’s Peak Trailhead and there’s nothing else…

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Aspenglen Deer Mountain Loop

Aspenglen Deer Mountain Loop

Posted on January 15, 2022January 17, 2022 by jim

The Aspenglen Deer Mountain Loop started out on our hike list, but the the road to the campground is always closed in the…

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Snowshoeing Cub Lake Loop

Snowshoeing Cub Lake Loop

Posted on January 13, 2022January 13, 2022 by jim

The Cub Lake Loop Trail hasn’t been high on our list since there are so many other trails, but as we start to…

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Snowshoeing Bierstadt Moraine

Snowshoeing Bierstadt Moraine

Posted on January 9, 2022January 10, 2022 by jim

The Bierstadt Moraine has never been our list in all our time spent in RMNP. We drive past the trailhead constantly, without a…

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Snowshoeing West Creek Falls

Snowshoeing West Creek Falls

Posted on January 8, 2022January 14, 2022 by jim

West Creek Falls has been on our list since last year, but it was closed for a long time due to the Cameron…

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Another Lost Lake

Another Lost Lake

Posted on December 4, 2021December 14, 2021 by jim

Well, not "another" Lost Lake, just another trip to Lost Lake. When you get an opportunity to camp nearby, and it’s a super-easy,…

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Longs Peak via the Keyhole Route

Longs Peak via the Keyhole Route

Posted on December 2, 2021December 8, 2021 by jim

Longs Peak – a fitting climb for my 14er halfway point! I was tossing around ideas to get #29 under my belt before…

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Hiking to Loch Vale

Hiking to Loch Vale

Posted on November 27, 2021November 28, 2021 by jim

Loch Vale, also known as The Loch is a perfect snapshot of why Rocky Mountain National Park is a National Park. A relatively…

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Mount Shavano and Tabeguache Peak

Mount Shavano and Tabeguache Peak

Posted on November 21, 2021November 24, 2021 by jim

Mount Shavano and Tabeguache Peak make number 27 and 28 on the 14er list. Another last-minute hare-brained idea to make use of a…

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Camping at Winfield Ghost Town

Camping at Winfield Ghost Town

Posted on November 13, 2021November 18, 2021 by jim

My last-minute decision to climb Huron Peak meant that I’d be overnighting at the start of the trailhead in the Winfield Ghost Town…

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Climbing Huron Peak

Climbing Huron Peak

Posted on November 13, 2021November 16, 2021 by jim

Huron Peak rounds out the Collegiate Peaks for me, a subset of the gorgeous Sawatch Range in the Rockies. One more 14er crossed…

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Glacier Gorge to Black Lake

Glacier Gorge to Black Lake

Posted on November 7, 2021November 20, 2021 by jim

Another Sunday to play in the Park – this time it’s Glacier Gorge up to Black Lake. This is the hike we were…

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Hiking Lily Mountain

Hiking Lily Mountain

Posted on November 6, 2021November 9, 2021 by jim

Lily Mountain makes a good also-ran, when you get a too-late start into the Park and can’t get a decent parking spot in…

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Forest Canyon Overlook

Forest Canyon Overlook

Posted on October 31, 2021November 3, 2021 by jim

A damp, drizzly day at home at 7,300 feet – so we headed into the Park to hike up to the Forest Canyon…

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Harvard Columbia Traverse

Harvard Columbia Traverse

Posted on September 25, 2021September 28, 2021 by jim

The *in*famous Harvard Columbia Traverse. First you climb to 14,420 feet on Mount Harvard (3rd highest in Colorado, 4th highest in the continental…

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Backpack into Horn Fork Basin

Backpack into Horn Fork Basin

Posted on September 24, 2021September 27, 2021 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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