Mahogany Loop | Soapstone Prairie Natural Area Wellington, CO | 04/08/21 | 8.59 miles | 704' gain After returning from an awesome trip to Texas and New Mexico, I was back to the grind of work and bland winter hiking. I was ready for green grass and colorful flowers, and sick of the endless brown …
Pineridge Natural Area | Fort Collins Natural Areas Fort Collins, CO | 09/27/20 | 6.97 miles | 525' gain Pineridge Natural Area is a small open space just outside Fort Collins. I visited twice in the Fall of 2020 to walk/hike. It's not terribly scenic but it's a great spot for locals to exercise or …
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It's been too long since I've blogged. I've been adventuring and hiking constantly, but I haven't had much extra time to share my trips. Now that work is slowing down a bit (I think...) I'm hoping to be able to get caught up and start posting in real time again! (But I do post regularly on …
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Black Powder and Seaman Reservoir Trails | Gateway Natural Area Bellvue, CO | 04/01/20| 3.23 miles | 527' gain Just four days after our first trip to Gateway Natural Area, Kyle and I returned to complete the trail we'd missed, the Black Powder Trail. Lady practicing for a successful career in trailhead modeling. From the …
Filter Plant, Overlook, and Seaman Reservoir Trails | Gateway Natural Area Bellvue, CO | 03/28/20 | 4.17 miles | 417' gain Kyle had recently been laid off (due to oil prices tanking) and he suddenly found himself with more time on his hands. I took that opportunity to force him to hike with me, and …
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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Bobcat Ridge Loop | Bobcat Ridge Natural Area Masonville, CO | 12/01/18 | 9.42 miles | 1,612' gain Okay, I'm a little late posting this (like 12 days late) but better late than never to share a neat park I found. Bobcat Ridge Natural Area is near Masonville, CO (near Loveland and Fort Collins). It's …
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