Playing In The Park
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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Snow Blast at The Loch
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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Humboldt Peak – Colorado 14er
Humboldt Peak under the belt, number 40 on the way to number 58. Since Greg did Humboldt in years past and this was…
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Uncompahgre Peak – Colorado 14er
Uncompahgre Peak is the 6th highest peak in Colorado at 14,321 feet, the highest peak in the San Juan mountain range, and the…
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Wetterhorn Peak – Colorado 14er
Wetterhorn Peak is barely a 14er at 14,021 feet, but since it’s on the list, it must be done! The peak gets its…
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Heading Over Engineer Pass
Engineer Pass is a 12,800 foot mountain pass along the famous Alpine Loop route between Silverton and Lake City Colorado. The shortest route…
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Mount Sneffels – Colorado 14er
Greg and I return to Southwest Colorado for another 14er weekend, with Mount Sneffels first on the list. Rising to 14,155 feet just…
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Mount Wilson – Colorado 14er
Mount Wilson – the 16th highest peak in Colorado at 14,256 feet. Just one of the three Wilson Group 14ers that we had…
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Camping at Lizard Head Pass
We had Lizard Head Pass as a possible boondocking spot as we finished up our Chicago Basin trip and headed towards Telluride, but…
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Return to Durango
All good things must come to an end, and after an action-packed few days in Chicago Basin we packed it up for our…
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Sunlight Peak and Windom Peak – Colorado 14ers
Sunlight Peak and Windom Peak – 14ers 34 and 35 to round out our Chicago Basin trip. We were both looking forward to…
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Mount Eolus and North Eolus – Colorado 14ers
Mount Eolus and North Eolus – Colorado 14ers number 32 and 33 done. An oh-dark-thirty start out of our campsite in the Chicago…
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Camping in Chicago Basin
Chicago Basin is an amazing place, made just a little bit more amazing by what a pain it is to get there. Either…
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Durango Silverton Train
There are two ways to get into the Chicago Basin – a looong hike in from Purgatory or a ride on the Durango…
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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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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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Longs Peak via the Keyhole Route
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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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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Glacier Gorge to Black Lake
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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Harvard Columbia Traverse
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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