Lover of the Wild
Kyle and I were excited for our first trip of 2019, visiting friends who live just outside of Phoenix. We've been visiting every spring for the past few years and it's become somewhat of an annual tradition to stay for a long weekend. Sometime last year, our friends purchased a 4-seater RZR (ATV) so we …
Storm Mountain (9,918') | FS 128 Winter Closure | Roosevelt National Forest Drake, CO | 03/01/19 | 5.27 miles | 1,382' gain | Hard Class 2 There are storms coming in this weekend. Big storms. Some areas of the mountains are expecting FEET of snow. In Greeley, where I live, we might get 6 inches …
Burning Bear Trail | Abyss & Burning Bear Trailhead | Pike National Forest Grant, CO | 02/24/19 | 7.45 miles | 1,410' gain | Class 1 The Guanella Pass area has long been a favorite of ours, and my husband and I have made a point to explore as much of the area as …
Stone Mountain (7,625') | Round Mountain Trailhead | Viestenz-Smith Park Loveland, CO | 02/17/19 | 8.77 miles | 2,186' gain | Class 3 Nearly two months ago to the day, I climbed Stone Mountain for the first time. (You can read about that here.) I saw perfect conditions that day and great temperatures. This time …
South Valley Park Loops | Coyote Song, Swallow, and Grazing Elk Trails South Trailhead | South Valley Park | Littleton, CO 02/16/19 | 6.01 miles | 614' gain | Class 1 I'd planned to start easing myself into some more difficult hikes since I'd let myself get a bit out of shape from week after week …
Meyer Ranch Loop | Meyer Ranch Trailhead | Meyer Ranch Park Aspen Park, CO | 02/09/19 | 4.68 miles | 902' gain | Class 1 Meyer Ranch Park, a Jefferson County Open Space, was originally homesteaded by the McIntyre family sometime before 1870. Since then, the ranch has had a few owners, most recently the …
I'm embarrassed to admit that while I successfully conned Kyle into hiking with me not once, but TWICE, this past weekend, we did not successfully complete either hike. So both will stay on my list to finish another day, and I'll attempt to convince myself that it isn't a big deal. (I'm kind of worked …
