Hikes and Travels in Colorado and Beyond
Balanced Rock | Rocky Mountain National Park Estes Park, CO | 01/25/20| 8.08 miles | 1,807' gain For my first redemption hike of 2020, I met up with my friend Sarah who will be moving out of state soon. (Note: By redemption hike, I mean a hike that I'd attempted in the past but couldn't …
Anne U. White Trail | Boulder County Open Space Boulder, CO | 01/11/20| 3.59 miles | 555' gain It'd been way too long since I'd hiked with Allie so we picked a quick and easy hike just so we could get together. The Anne U. White Trail follows Fourmile Canyon Creek for 1.7 miles before …
Eagle's Nest Open Space | Larimer County Open Space Livermore, CO | 01/05/20| 5.59 miles | 868' gain For our first hike of 2020, Kyle and I went to a little known park near the Colorado-Wyoming border. I'd actually never even heard of it until I scoured the county's open space website, looking for new …
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Reservoir Ridge Natural Area | Fort Collins Natural Areas Fort Collins, CO | 12/31/19 | 5.04 miles | 595' gain The last day of 2019 was reserved for hiking. Kyle chose Reservoir Ridge from my ever increasing list of "must-do" hikes. Reservoir Ridge Natural Area has 4 different trailheads, a large number when compared to …
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Coyote Ridge Natural Area & Rimrock Open Space Fort Collins, CO | 12/29/19 | 7.91 miles | 1,219' gain After getting some bad news at the vet a few days before, I needed to get outside and clear my head. Kyle went ice fishing with his brother and I went for a solo hike. I …
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North Table Mountain Park | Jefferson County Open Space Golden, CO | 12/23/19 | 6.32 miles | 1,003' gain I got a little behind with my writing (oops!) so you'll see a few December posts before I get into January's hikes. Kyle and I both had off for a week and a half over the …
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Betasso Preserve | Boulder County Open Space Boulder, CO | 12/08/19 | 5.47 miles | 777' gain My friend Tori and I finally got together for a hike after a long hiatus. Her only request was that the hike be forested. I can definitely work with that! I'd been to Betasso a number of years …
