Hikes and Travels in Colorado and Beyond
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. …
Continue reading Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge | Colorado | 07/25/19
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 …
Continue reading Vindicator Valley Loop | Colorado | 07/24/19
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 …
Continue reading Devil’s Head Fire Lookout (9,748′) | Colorado | 07/24/19
On the 21st, my husband Kyle and I attempted 14er Mount Bross (new for him but a repeat for me). About a mile in, nausea overcame me and I made the decision to turn back so I could lay down for a while, but not after vomiting off the side of the mountain, fun! (Altitude …
Continue reading Pawnee National Grassland | Colorado | 07/23/19
Horseshoe Mountain (13,898') | CO Rank: 72/637 Peerless Mountain (13,348') | CO Rank: Unranked Silver Horseshoe Drive | Mosquito Range | Pike National Forest | Fairplay, CO 07/14/19 | 6.93 miles | 2,313' gain | Class 1 After posting my Gray Wolf Mountain trip report on 14ers.com (I copied and pasted my blog post there), I …
Continue reading Horseshoe Mountain (13,898′) & Peerless Mountain (13,348′) | Colorado | 07/14/19
Tigger Peak (13,300') | Sawatch Range | CO Rank: Unranked Mt. Princeton Road | San Isabel National Forest | Buena Vista, CO 07/07/19 | 4.96 miles | 2,194' gain | Class 2 To be quite honest with you, we had intended on summiting not only Tigger Peak, but it's more prominent neighbor, Mount Princeton (14,197'). They …
Continue reading Tigger Peak (13,300′) | Colorado | 07/07/19
Gray Wolf Mountain (13,602') | Front Range | CO Rank: 190/637 Summit Lake Trailhead | Arapahoe National Forest & Mount Evans Wilderness | Idaho Springs, CO 06/29/19 | 5.10 miles | 2,188' gain | Class 2 FINALLY! It has been a long time coming this year with the large amount of snow we've had, but I FINALLY …
Continue reading Gray Wolf Mountain (13,602′) | Colorado | 06/29/19
