Foothills Nature Trail | Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park Loveland, CO | 07/10/20| 2.34 miles | 458' gain Kyle and I set out for a quick and easy morning hike near home. I'd done this hike before but I didn't blog about it. It seemed worthy of a repeat (and a blog post). The Round Mountain Nature …
Continue reading Foothills Nature Trail | Colorado | 05/10/20
Goose Creek Trail | Lost Creek Wilderness & Pike National Forest Florissant, CO | 05/09/20| 10.08 miles | 1,732' gain Allie and I attempted this hike a few weeks prior but were turned around by a ranger due to a forest fire in the area. Thankfully it was quickly taken care of and the trail …
Fowler Trail | Eldorado Canyon State Park Boulder, CO | 05/07/20| 4.36 miles | 329' gain My friend Tori and I met up for a quick and easy hike in Boulder before work. The Fowler Trail extends east from Eldorado Canyon State Park into Boulder Open Space & Mountain Park (OSMP) property. I didn't realize …
Pennsylvania Mountain (13,006') | CO Rank: 635/637 Mosquito Range | Pike National Forest | Fairplay, CO 05/03/20 | 5.47 miles | 1,606' gain | Class 1 Pennsylvania Mountain is in the running to be the easiest 13er in Colorado, so the number of tries it took me to actually summit falls into the "embarrassing" category. …
Continue reading Pennsylvania Mountain (13,006′) | Colorado | 05/03/20
I was always the kind of person who makes plans in advance and sticks to them, but lately I've had to become a lot more flexible as time and again my plans are foiled by weather, global pandemics, or who knows what else. I've found that it's always a good idea to have a backup …
It's been too long since I've blogged. I've been adventuring and hiking constantly, but I haven't had much extra time to share my trips. Now that work is slowing down a bit (I think...) I'm hoping to be able to get caught up and start posting in real time again! (But I do post regularly on …
Continue reading Bobcat Ridge: Valley Trails | Colorado | 04/25/20
Balanced Rock Trail | North Sterling State Park Sterling, CO | 04/18/20| 0.34 miles | 45' gain The goal was to find a place to hike with as few people as possible (due to coronavirus). Heading east (the opposite direction of the mountains) is a surefire way to avoid anything that could even resemble …
Continue reading North Sterling State Park Mini-Hikes | Colorado | 04/18/20
Lumberjack Loop | Lory State Park & Horsetooth Mountain Open Space Portions of the Mill Creek, Loggers, Sawmill, and South Valley Trails Bellvue, CO | 04/11/20| 6.04 miles | 1,012' gain (Okay, I totally made up the name of this loop, but with trail names like Mill Creek, Loggers, and Sawmill, it should be …
Besant Point Trail | Pinewood Reservoir County Park Loveland, CO | 04/07/20| 3.53 miles | 167' gain Another short & easy hike with Kyle. We visited Pinewood Reservoir on a Tuesday to avoid the crowds. Due to the lockdown, we did see more people than I'd assume visit on a normal Tuesday, but we …
Continue reading Pinewood Reservoir County Park | Colorado | 04/07/20
Foothills Trail: North Half | Horsetooth Reservoir County Park Fort Collins, CO | 04/05/20| 3.56 miles | 845' gain The 7.2 mile Foothills Trail runs through a number of parks and open spaces along the east side of Horsetooth Reservoir. We had previously done the northernmost section at Reservoir Ridge Natural Area. Heading south, the …
Continue reading Horsetooth Reservoir County Park | Colorado | 04/05/20 & 04/19/20
