Wapiti Loop – Catching up on skis
A classic ski tour lollipop. And a chance to catch up with a friend. Read More …
Category: Other Outdoor Jaunts
An outdoor website should have some outdoors trips.
Urban wildness: A peaceful setting found
A bit of wildness found nearby. Read More …
Foothills and Frost: Winter camping and hiking
Some catching up with a friend with some winter camping and hiking in the foothills outside of Boulder, Colorado. Read More …
Exploratory Ski – Golden Gate Canyon State Park
An old favorite is skied for the first time. Read More …
Chrismukkah in the mountains : Sangree Hut
A holiday weekend spent at the Sangree M. Froelicher Hut outside of Leadville. Read More …
Embrace the weather
Just get outside. Read More …
High Plains in the winter – The Badlands
A jaunt to Badlands National Park one fine winter weekend. Read More …
“The Big Hole” loop
A roughly twelve mile loop in three different open space lands located on the High Plains at the Wyoming/Colorado border. Read More …
A photography walk: Paint Mines
A hike on the High Plains outside of Colorado Springs. Interesting, and colorful, rock formations abounded. Read More …
A reprieve – Grape Creek WSA
I had my weekend back. It was time to go backpacking. Read More …
Kenosha Ridge Walk
Life can get busy. And that is especially why even a short outdoor trip is needed. Read More …
Buffalo Peaks Walkabout
An overnight loop in the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness. Fall color galore and a seldom visited set of 13k foot peaks were the highlights. Read More …
Wind River Obscure Route
A simple backpacking trip mainly on the Wind River Indian Reservation land. Obscure and faded trails. Washed out bridges. Cold and wet weather. And all good. Read More …
Sand to Alpine: Great Sand Dunes to Ellingwood
A weekend backpacking trip from the Great Sand Dunes National Park to the Blanca group. On the trip I was with Cam Honan of The Hiking Life. Read More …
New Mexico Walk: Columbine – Hondo Wilderness
A weekend backpacking in the Columbine – Hondo Wilderness of New Mexico. Read More …
Twenty-four hours in Lost Creek
A relaxing ~25 mile trip the Lost Creek Wilderness. A touch of fall was in the air. Read More …
A jaunt on an old favorite
A hike on the Bear Peak loop. Read More …
Pawnee – Buchanan : Off-trail option
An off-trail twist on a classic Colorado backpacking loop. Read More …