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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Schoolhouse & Overland Loops | Heil Valley Ranch Park Boulder, CO | 09/10/20 | 4.03 miles | 305' gain (M) - Main Trailhead, (C) - Corral Trailhead We'd just gotten our first winter storm and although I wasn't at all ready for the snow and cold, I wanted to get out for a quick Thursday …
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I met up with my friend Tori for a quick hike before work. We had a limited amount of time so we chose to do a couple of super short hikes instead of one longer one. (I don't think it would have been good if Tori was late to work!) Neither are the most scenic …
Hall Ranch: Antelope to Button Rock | Hall Ranch Open Space Lyons, CO | 05/28/20 | 11.56 miles | 1,536' gain Hall Ranch Open Space is one of the many fabulous parks managed by Boulder County. I'd visited a handful of times, but always did the exact same loop. In my quest for a big-mile …
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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 …
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 …
Bluebird Loop & DeLonde Trail| Caribou Ranch Open Space Nederland, CO | 07/29/19 | 4.93 miles | 396' gain This is another hike that was on Nicholas' bucketlist. Ghost towns, ruins, you know he's interested! I'd actually hiked this exact loop years ago, but it was fun to go back. When I went to upload …
Hall Ranch Loop | Hall Ranch Open Space Lyons, CO | 06/07/19 | 9.87 miles | 1,536' gain Ahh, back in Colorado at last! Wisconsin was so much fun but it's always great to get back home. I missed my bed, my dogs, and my routine. And of course I was ready to get out …
Heil Valley Ranch Loop | Heil Valley Ranch Open Space Boulder, CO | 05/16/19 | 10.14 miles | 1,263' gain The weather's calling for more rain most of this weekend and into next week. A rainy day does not a good hike make. I'm so lucky that my job is flexible in that I can …
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Walker Ranch Loop | Walker Ranch Open Space Boulder, CO | 04/28/19 | 8.24 miles | 1,584' gain Kyle and I were planning on going snowshoeing this weekend but I was out with a migraine all day Saturday and then Kyle woke up with a migraine Sunday morning. (What is going on!?) So I picked …
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