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Category: Hikes and Adventures

Hikes and Adventures

Mt. Princeton, CO 14er

This starter 14er makes for a fun hike in the heart of Colorado The first recorded climb of Mt. Princeton … Continue reading Mt. Princeton, CO 14er

Hikes and Adventures

Return to the Oregon Trail

This time, I came prepared. I’m driving my Jeep Wrangler. And I have bug spray. I’m in central Wyoming, a … Continue reading Return to the Oregon Trail

Chief Mountain
Front Range Explorer, Hikes and Adventures

Chief Mountain

Colorado has 58 named 14ers and over 600 13ers. In a state with this kind of pedigree, it’s no wonder … Continue reading Chief Mountain

Field Notes

Field Notes: Chief Mountain

Elevation gain: 1129. Top: 11,709. Climbing time for an average acclimated hiker: expect about an hour to the top and … Continue reading Field Notes: Chief Mountain

Front Range Explorer, Hikes and Adventures

Mt. Morrison

I chuckle whenever I read Google reviews and some alltrails.com ratings for Mt. Morrison. I picture in my mind an … Continue reading Mt. Morrison

Field Notes

Field Notes: Mt. Morrison

Mt. Morrison’s summit is at 7,881’ Trail elevation gain is 1873’, and is 3.5 miles round trip Expect about an … Continue reading Field Notes: Mt. Morrison

Wyoming’s Oregon Trail
Hikes and Adventures

Wyoming’s Oregon Trail

Following the pioneers’ footsteps through some of the West’s harshest landscapes The only sound is the incessant Wyoming wind. Low … Continue reading Wyoming’s Oregon Trail

Hikes and Adventures

It’s Not the Mountain We Conquer

Kelso Ridge – Torreys Peak I straddle the cold granite of the “knife edge”, a fitting name for the rock … Continue reading It’s Not the Mountain We Conquer

Hikes and Adventures

Huron, Harvard, and (almost) Columbia

  My alarm starts shouting at me at 5:30 am, and as I shut it off I think I hear … Continue reading Huron, Harvard, and (almost) Columbia

Front Range Explorer, Hikes and Adventures

7:30 Mine and Griffin Monument Hike

Clifford Griffin tried his best to turn tragedy into triumph. His beloved fiancé unexpectedly died the day before their wedding, … Continue reading 7:30 Mine and Griffin Monument Hike

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