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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Climbing Mount Antero
Mount Antero is the 10th highest mountain in Colorado at 14,269 feet. Number 30 on the 14er list under the belt, finally past…
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Hike to Chasm Lake
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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Bear Lake to Bierstadt Lake
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 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 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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Comanche Peak Wilderness
When the 66,000 acre Comanche Peak Wilderness is right out the back door, why not make the most of a beautiful winter day!…
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Snowshoeing Bierstadt Moraine
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
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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Not Fun Snow Drive
a.k.a – This Really Sucks Snow Drive. This album is out of sequence, but we spent so much extra time driving 5mph through…
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Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon was a tough group of photos to cut down and sort through! With so much color and texture, you spend a…
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Queens Garden and Navajo Loop
Navajo Loop is the most popular hike in Bryce Canyon, and Queens Garden is a close second. By combining the two, you get…
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Hiking to Loch Vale
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 make number 27 and 28 on the 14er list. Another last-minute hare-brained idea to make use of a…
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Climbing Huron Peak
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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Forest Canyon Overlook
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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Ypsilon Lake Snowshoeing
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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Out In The Cold
Backcountry snowshoeing is the best! Mount Feldberg, Black Forest, Germany
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Starting to Melt
The snow is starting to melt here – down below the 7 foot mark! Grand Mesa National Forest, Grand Mesa, Colorado
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Speed Limit
Pretty sure there’s a road under here somewhere… Grand Mesa Observatory, Grand Mesa National Forest, Colorado
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The La Sals
Since there’s no better training for mountain climbing than climbing mountains… It was an excellent day to get out and spend the day…
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