Eldorado Mtn Bushwhack
Our annual late-Fall hike to Eldorado Mountain in the south part of the Boulder area.
Category: Other Outdoor Jaunts
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Howl-o-ween 2011
A camping trip someone and I did over Halloween weekend. We went to the Florissant National Monument, a wolf sanctuary and swung by Garden of the Gods on the way back home. Read More …
Fall up High : Devils Thumb – King Lake Loop
Fall is perhaps the best time of the year to hike in the Colorado high country. The skies are clear. The aspens are an explosion of gold. The ground cover is a mix of red, yellow and orange. And their Read More …
Fall in the Never Summer
There is always one last backpacking trip of the season. A time when the leaves are turning, the days are growing shorter and the air that has a crispness at night. In mid-September, a few of us had a last Read More …
Ring Around Pike’s Peak – Ring The Peak Trail
One early fall day, d-low and I decided to again backpack the “Ring The Peak” trail. At just under 60 miles, it is a work in progress. A CDT hike in miniature: unfinished, a mix of single track, jeep roads, Read More …
Sauntering in the Sangres – Latir Peak Wilderness
There are some trips where I want to walk all day and immerse myself in the rhythms of the day. Watch the sun rise as I break camp and walk into the twilight of the waning day. A trip where Read More …
Walk the Divide – East Portal to Berthoud Pass
The Continental Divide. The three words evokes an image of an endless chain of mountains. With peaks rising into the sky and the valleys far below. To the east lies the Atlantic watershed and to the West the waters flow Read More …
A Grand Weekend – Grand Teton
Over the past two seasons, I've dabbled in climbing. Started off with sport climbing and progressed to what is known as alpine climbing. Combining the endurance and long days of hiking with the more technical aspects of rock climbing, it Read More …
A Little Madness – Chiquita, Ypsilon and Fay Lakes
“A man needs a little madness….” -Nikos Kazantzakis Saturday Aug 6th was spent doing mundane chores needed for my vastly expanding ‘grown-up’ life: Oil changes, tires, errands, this and that. All things I neglected doing the decidedly non-responsible things that Read More …
Seven Days Solo in the San Juans
There are many areas in this continent where I long to return and explore more: Maine in the fall. The Wind River Range of Wyoming. The red rock country of Utah. The High Sierra. The Canadian Rockies. All areas of Read More …
Sometimes High and Sometimes Lonesome – Devil’s Thumb Loop, Indian Peaks Wilderness
The Indian Peaks Wilderness are the mountains I’ve always considered to be in my backyard. With roughly an hour’s drive, I am at a trailhead that brings me to the Continental Divide. Glacier can be seen, wildflowers are blooming, and Read More …
Lost Creek High Route
With a wedding to attend Saturday evening and the higher snow levels in a good chunk of the northern portion of the state, I wanted a trip that was a quick get-away..but one that was not overly crowded. As I Read More …
A Thirty Hour Pass – Bison Peak Backpack, Lost Creeek Wilderness
Squeezing in time for backcountry pursuits can sometimes be difficult. Social obligations, limited time in an increasingly busy work week with also limited time to play catch up on weekends and then managing relationships among friends, family and significant others. Read More …
Tip Toe Through The Pasque Flowers
someone and I did a short hike on the Beaver Meadows loop in Rocky Mountain National Park. A short, but enjoyable hike on a Sunday afternoon. Widflowers and wildlife abounded. And only two people were spotted!
Enchantment in the Sangres – Pecos Wilderness
A wonderful trip backpacking in the Pecos Wilderness of New Mexico. Read More …
High Country in May
Every year, there seems to be a series of questions via e-mail and forums about hiking the Colorado high country in May and into early-mid June. Many of these questions are specifically hiking the Colorado Trail in May or June.
Flowers and Frost : May in Colorado
About mid-April to mid-June or so, is an interesting time in Colorado. The high country is still full of snow and a bit too much for hiking. The snow can be fun to ski, but turns slushy and concrete like Read More …
Spring has come!
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every thing… —William Shakespeare, AS YOU LIKE IT someone is about to start another round of online classes. Her time on weekends will be Read More …