Hikes and Travels in Colorado and Beyond
Sand Dunes/Medano Creek Loop | Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Duncan, CO | 07/27/19 | 2.34 miles | 521' gain | Class 1 While Day 1 of our San Luis Valley trip was super eventful, on Day 2, we finally got to the main reason for our trip, to see the sand dunes! …
Continue reading Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve | Colorado | 07/27/19
The next leg of our 2 week adventure was our first overnight in the San Luis Valley. Much of Day 1 consisted of the 5 hour drive, but we had a number of stops we wanted to visit once we got to the valley that would take up the rest of the day. Penitente Canyon …
We'd had a really long day the day before, driving pretty far to do two different hikes, so we opted for an easy day today. Rocky Mountain Arsenal (RMA) National Wildlife Refuge is only an hour away from my house and offers a number of easy hikes, a scenic wildlife drive, and a visitor center/museum. …
Continue reading Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge | Colorado | 07/25/19
Cripple Creek Gold Mine Overlook Cripple Creek, CO | 07/24/19 After a fun morning hike to Devil's Head Lookout, we made our way down to our next hike, Vindicator Valley. On the way, we stopped at a mine overlook. I was surprised to see that the overlook platform was constructed from an old haul truck …
Continue reading Vindicator Valley Loop | Colorado | 07/24/19
On the 21st, my husband Kyle and I attempted 14er Mount Bross (new for him but a repeat for me). About a mile in, nausea overcame me and I made the decision to turn back so I could lay down for a while, but not after vomiting off the side of the mountain, fun! (Altitude …
Continue reading Pawnee National Grassland | Colorado | 07/23/19
Threemile Creek Trail| Threemile Trailhead | Pike National Forest & Mount Evans Wilderness Grant, CO | 06/20/19 | 6.33 miles | 1,370' gain | Class 2 The weekend's weather wasn't looking great so I switched my work days around and hiked Thursday instead. I'm spoiled in that I can do things like that to make …
Continue reading Threemile Creek Trail | Colorado | 06/20/19
Gem Lake | Lumpy Ridge Trailhead | Rocky Mountain National Park Estes Park, CO | 06/16/19 | 3.44 miles | 1,004' gain | Class 2 My friend Tori and I got together for another Sunday hike. She only has one day off each week and I'm always excited when she chooses to spend that day …
