Hikes and Travels in Colorado and Beyond
Leavenworth Creek Road | Arapaho National Forest Georgetown, CO | 07/28/19 After our overnight trip to the San Luis Valley, I was looking forward to a few easier days to allow myself to rest up and get ready for a 2-night trip to Ouray. Now that it was the weekend, Kyle had off work and …
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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! …
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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 …
Fort Vasquez Museum | Platteville, CO | 07/25/19 After a morning at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, we needed an afternoon activity. The Fort Vasquez Museum was on the way home so we decided to stop and check it out! Fort Vasquez is an old trading post built in 1837. The existing walls …
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. …
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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 …
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Devil's Head Fire Lookout (9,748') | Pike National Forest Sedalia, CO | 07/24/19 | 3.04 miles | 939' gain | Class 1 Now that my brother's gone back to Wisconsin, I'm trying to get caught up on my blog posts. I have 17 posts in the queue right now, most of which are from our …
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