Fairview Peak A (13,214') | CO Rank: 472/637 Sawatch Range | Gunnison National Forest | Pitkin, CO 10/18/20 | 5.5 miles | 1,575' gain | Class 1 After a big day on Stewart Peak the day before, we decided to sleep in and see if my migraine would go away with a little extra sleep. …
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Stewart Peak (13,983') | CO Rank: 55/637 Baldy Chato (13,401') | CO Rank: Unranked "Column Ridge" (13,795') | CO Rank: Unranked San Juan Range | La Garita Wilderness | Creede, CO 10/17/20 | 9.8 miles | 3,373' gain | Class 1/2 For our last 13er trip of 2020, Allie and I had our sights set …
Mallory Cave | Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks Boulder, CO | 10/15/20 | 3.43 miles | 1,043' gain Mallory Cave had been on my list for the longest time, but it's tricky to plan for. The final section of trail (a rock scramble) is only open October through March, generally the months with the …
Tanglewood Trail | Mount Evans Wilderness Bailey, CO | 10/10/20 | 8.72 miles | 2,695' gain The Mount Evans Wilderness has always held a special place in my heart, and so it may come as no surprise that I've wanted to explore in depth each lake, stream, and mountain. The Tanglewood Trail was one of …
Mount Audubon (13,223') | CO Rank: 458/637 Front Range | Indian Peaks Wilderness | Ward, CO 10/08/20 | 8.42 miles | 2,713' gain | Class 1 & 2 Mount Audubon had been on my short-list for years but somehow I just never got around to it. It'd been recommended to me by a handful of …
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Beaver Brook Trail (West) | Jefferson County Open Space Golden, CO | 10/03/20 | 9.33 miles | 2,623' gain I unexpectedly found myself back at Genesee Park just two days after my first visit. A series of unfortunate events in the morning (my friend slept through her alarm and missed our planned 13er and then …
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Genesee Mountain Loop | Genesee Park Golden, CO | 10/01/20 | 6.26 miles | 752' gain After a few hours of work, I set out for the mountains to check out a new (to me) park. Genesee is a Native American word for "shining valley", and Genesee Park does feature a valley as well as …
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Pineridge Natural Area | Fort Collins Natural Areas Fort Collins, CO | 09/27/20 | 6.97 miles | 525' gain Pineridge Natural Area is a small open space just outside Fort Collins. I visited twice in the Fall of 2020 to walk/hike. It's not terribly scenic but it's a great spot for locals to exercise or …
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Meyers Homestead & Josie Heath Trails | Walker Ranch Open Space Boulder, CO | 09/26/20 | 7.41 miles | 1,046' gain MG: Meyers Gulch Trailhead, WR: Walker Ranch Loop Trailhead This was not our planned hike. We intended on using one of our precious few fall weekends to drive down to St. Elmo and climb …
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Mount Edwards (13,850') | CO Rank: 83/637 McClellan Mountain (13,587') | CO Rank: Unranked Front Range | Arapaho National Forest | Georgetown, CO 09/19/20 | 5.21 miles | 2,488' gain | Class 2 This is likely the shortest and easiest way to summit Mount Edwards and McClellan Mountain. Tori and I drove the Tacoma up …
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