Chimney Rock National Monument
There are dozens of places named Chimney Rock – a National Historic Site along the Oregon Trail in Scottsbluff Nebraska, a state park…
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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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Bachelor Loop Mining Tour
The Bachelor Loop Mining Tour is the biggest bang for the buck if you have limited time in Creede. The 17 mile self-guided…
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Creede Mining Museum
Since the town of Creede Colorado was built on mining, you have to visit the Creede Mining Museum while you’re here. We’ve done…
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Creede Underground Fire Station
The Creede Fire Station is the world’s only underground fire station, located in a cave. This fire station is the reason we had…
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Crested Butte Colorado
We first visited Crested Butte Colorado (Crusty Butt) in 2017, and told ourselves that we would be back as soon as we could….
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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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Bear Lake Utah
Bear Lake Utah is known as the Caribbean of the Rockies for it’s turqouise coloring, caused by calcium carbonate deposits suspended in the…
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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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Afternoon at Redfish Lake
It’s not always mountains, snow, and crushing the altitude. Sometimes you have to sit by the lake and just chill. A Redfish Lake…
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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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Stanley Lake Sunrise
One of our big rocks here in the Sawtooths has been to catch a sunrise over Stanley Lake. 0500 wakeup, coffee, make extra…
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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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Boating on Jackson Lake
While we were having lunch at Inspiration Point yesterday, Colette looked down at Jackson Lake and said "I’d like to go boating." Big…
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Jenny Lake and Inspiration Point
Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point from the Jenny Lake West boat dock is arguably the most popular hike in Grand Teton National Park….
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Taggart Lake and Bradley Lake
The Taggart Lake and Bradley Lake loop hike was another easy one on our list. Although it’s still a very busy trailhead, again…
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Phelps Lake and Death Canyon
The Phelps Lake Loop hike was an also-ran on our list of must-do’s while here in Grand Tetons, but we discovered that it’s…
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