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Playing In The Park

Playing In The Park

Posted on January 8, 2023January 9, 2023 by jim

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 New Years Day

Posted on January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 by jim

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

Snow Blast at The Loch

Posted on December 3, 2022December 4, 2022 by jim

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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Sawtooth Lake via the Iron Creek Trail

Sawtooth Lake via the Iron Creek Trail

Posted on June 25, 2022June 29, 2022 by jim

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

Climbing Mount Antero

Posted on May 27, 2022May 28, 2022 by jim

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

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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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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Comanche Peak Wilderness

Comanche Peak Wilderness

Posted on February 6, 2022February 6, 2022 by jim

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

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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Not Fun Snow Drive

Not Fun Snow Drive

Posted on December 27, 2021March 9, 2022 by jim

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 National Park

Posted on December 24, 2021January 1, 2022 by jim

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

Queens Garden and Navajo Loop

Posted on December 22, 2021December 29, 2021 by jim

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

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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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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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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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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Out In The Cold

Out In The Cold

Posted on February 22, 2020 by jim

Backcountry snowshoeing is the best! Mount Feldberg, Black Forest, Germany

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