Saint Vrain Mountain (12,162') | Indian Peaks Wilderness Allenspark, CO | 08/06/20 | 9.2 miles | 3,268' gain Saint Vrain Mountain is a low 12er that was recommended to me by an old coworker. I'd hiked along the trail a few times before but always happened to come on a day with too much snow …
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Mount Ida (12,881') | Rocky Mountain National Park Grand Lake, CO | 06/27/20 | 9.94 miles | 2,358' gain Mount Ida had been on my wish list for years but I just never seemed to make the time for it. I gave it a shot in 2019 but there was still too much snow in …
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Colorado Mines Peak (12,493') | Arapaho National Forest Empire, CO | 05/30/20 | 4.38 miles | 1,181' gain I've attempted Colorado Mines Peak more times than I'd care to admit. Somehow I always end up going when there's feet of snow and for some reason, I never bring my snowshoes. (Not my proudest of moments.) …
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Flagstaff Mountain (6,983') via Chapman Drive | Boulder OSMP Boulder, CO | 05/16/20 | 7.69 miles | 1,441' gain Back in Boulder with Tori again! (There are SO many trails in Boulder!) A few days before this hike, Tori had texted me and asked if I'd made it to the true summit of Flagstaff Mountain …
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Horsetooth Rock (7,259') | Horsetooth Mountain Open Space Fort Collins, CO | 03/14/20| 6.20 miles | 1,555' gain My friend Allie and I spent the morning making french toast and watching the season finale of The Bachelor. (Worst season ever, by the way.) After our lazy morning, we set out for Horsetooth Rock at the …
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Palisade Mountain (8,264') | Roosevelt National Forest Drake, CO | 03/01/20| 2.71 miles | 925' gain I wanted to get in a quick hike before the afternoon snow storm rolled in. And what better hike than Palisade Mountain: short, close to home, and it would be a redemption hike. (Read about my first attempt here.) …
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Amboy Crater | Mojave Trails National Monument Amboy, CA | 02/14/20 | 3.94 miles | 381' gain Eventually Kyle convinced me to leave my new favorite place (Joshua Tree National Park) and do a nearby hike he'd done 10 years prior while stationed at Twentynine Palms. We woke up early to make the 1.5 hour …
Palisade Mountain (8,264') Attempt | Roosevelt National Forest Drake, CO | 01/27/20| 2.19 miles | 541' gain I had a free afternoon for a quick hike with my friend Tori and since weather was supposed to be okay (cloudy but no wind or snow) we opted to try an easy local scramble above Loveland. Palisade …
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Bear Peak (8,459') and South Boulder Peak (8,549') | Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks Boulder, CO | 01/18/20| 6.83 miles | 1,392' gain There are a handful of peaks above Boulder that are commonly climbed. I'd climbed all 5 within the past few years, but my friend Allie wanted to catch up and snag …
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Carpenter Peak (7,166') | Roxborough State Park Littleton, CO | 01/07/20| 8.59 miles | 1,475' gain I had to run to Littleton to pick up my camera from the shop, so that was as good an excuse as any to schedule a hike with my friend Diana who lives in the area. We used my …
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