Lory State Park's Valley Trails | Lory State Park Fort Collins, CO | 12/03/20 | 8.58 miles | 820' gain Lory State Park might be super busy on summer weekends, but Thursday mornings in December offer a bit of solitude that isn't often found right outside Fort Collins. I took Lady up to hike some …
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South Shoreline Trail | North Sterling State Park Sterling, CO | 11/27/20 | 7.54 miles | 107' gain One Friday afternoon in late November, I took Lady out to North Sterling State Park to hike the South Shoreline Trail. Kyle and I had visited in April 2020 and hiked the numerous short trails in the …
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Fowler Trail | Eldorado Canyon State Park Boulder, CO | 05/07/20| 4.36 miles | 329' gain My friend Tori and I met up for a quick and easy hike in Boulder before work. The Fowler Trail extends east from Eldorado Canyon State Park into Boulder Open Space & Mountain Park (OSMP) property. I didn't realize …
Balanced Rock Trail | North Sterling State Park Sterling, CO | 04/18/20| 0.34 miles | 45' gain The goal was to find a place to hike with as few people as possible (due to coronavirus). Heading east (the opposite direction of the mountains) is a surefire way to avoid anything that could even resemble …
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Lumberjack Loop | Lory State Park & Horsetooth Mountain Open Space Portions of the Mill Creek, Loggers, Sawmill, and South Valley Trails Bellvue, CO | 04/11/20| 6.04 miles | 1,012' gain (Okay, I totally made up the name of this loop, but with trail names like Mill Creek, Loggers, and Sawmill, it should be …
Colorado was nearing a full shutdown due to the coronavirus and we were in the preliminary stages of social distancing. The goal: find a trail without a ton of people, short enough that Kyle will agree to come with, preferably one I'd never done before, and oh yeah, 90% of trails are closed due to …
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Rattlesnake Gulch Trail | Eldorado Canyon State Park Eldorado Springs, CO | 02/22/20| 3.54 miles | 748' gain After our trip to sunny California and Arizona, it was a little rough coming back to Colorado winter. I met up with my friend Allie for a moderate hike to the Crags Hotel Ruins in Eldorado Canyon …
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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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Eldorado Canyon Trail | Eldorado Canyon State Park Eldorado Springs, CO | 05/25/19 | 6.93 miles | 1,902' gain Eldorado Canyon State Park has been on my list for a while. It's only an hour and 15 minutes away, but it's by Boulder. And I can only handle going to Boulder every once in a …
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Arthur's Rock (6,782') | Lory State Park Fort Collins, CO | 12/23/18 | 3.66 miles | 1,096' gain It's Christmas Eve Eve and I finally made it up Arthur's Rock today with Kyle, Lady, and Toby. It's been on my list since a friend recommended it a few years ago, and we finally got around …
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