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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Moose Meadow Trail to Brown Homestead | Hermit Park Open Space Estes Park, CO | 05/21/20| 4.84 miles | 629' gain Hermit Park Open Space is criss-crossed by various forested trails, most popular of which is the Kruger Rock Trail. But I'm not one to visit a park just for the most well known trail, …
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Mount Sheridan (13,748') | CO Rank: 126/637 Mosquito Range | Pike National Forest | Fairplay, CO 05/17/20 | 7.10 miles | 2,515' gain | Class 2 Boy am I behind on blogging! Life has been so busy lately and I haven't had a chance to keep up with sharing my stories. We started fostering with …
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Flagstaff Mountain (6,983') via Chapman Drive | Boulder OSMP Boulder, CO | 05/16/20 | 7.69 miles | 1,441' gain Back in Boulder with Tori again! (There are SO many trails in Boulder!) A few days before this hike, Tori had texted me and asked if I'd made it to the true summit of Flagstaff Mountain …
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Shanahan/Big Bluestem Loop | Boulder OSMP Boulder, CO | 05/12/20| 4.97 miles | 876' gain I met up with my friend Tori for a quick hike before work. Boulder is always convenient and there are infinite trails to choose from. This loop was perfect for a morning workout! We met at the Shanahan Ridge Trailhead, …
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Foothills Nature Trail | Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park Loveland, CO | 07/10/20| 2.34 miles | 458' gain Kyle and I set out for a quick and easy morning hike near home. I'd done this hike before but I didn't blog about it. It seemed worthy of a repeat (and a blog post). The Round Mountain Nature …
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Goose Creek Trail | Lost Creek Wilderness & Pike National Forest Florissant, CO | 05/09/20| 10.08 miles | 1,732' gain Allie and I attempted this hike a few weeks prior but were turned around by a ranger due to a forest fire in the area. Thankfully it was quickly taken care of and the trail …
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 …
Pennsylvania Mountain (13,006') | CO Rank: 635/637 Mosquito Range | Pike National Forest | Fairplay, CO 05/03/20 | 5.47 miles | 1,606' gain | Class 1 Pennsylvania Mountain is in the running to be the easiest 13er in Colorado, so the number of tries it took me to actually summit falls into the "embarrassing" category. …
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I was always the kind of person who makes plans in advance and sticks to them, but lately I've had to become a lot more flexible as time and again my plans are foiled by weather, global pandemics, or who knows what else. I've found that it's always a good idea to have a backup …
