Lover of the Wild
Triangle Mountain (8,415') | Triangle Mountain Trailhead | Roosevelt National Forest Glen Haven, CO | 04/20/19 | 2.97 miles | 1,355' gain | Class 2 It's been a hectic few weeks. A family member went missing (thankfully they're now home safe) and then I had a headache that has lasted for 5 days (unfortunately it's …
Crosier Mountain (9,233') | Rainbow Trailhead | Roosevelt National Forest Glen Haven, CO | 04/07/19 | 7.86 miles | 2,420' gain | Easy Class 3 Earlier this year, Kyle and I attempted to climb Crosier Mountain but turned around at Table Rock when we noticed that our dog Bob's leg was bleeding. So I was …
Kruger Rock (9,355') | Kruger Rock Trailhead | Hermit Park Open Space Estes Park, CO | 04/05/19 | 3.57 miles | 974' gain | Easy Class 3 Hermit Park Open Space was once a cattle ranch and later a private company retreat, but now is open to the public for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and …
Legault Mountain (9,074') | Meyer Ranch Trailhead | Meyer Ranch Park Conifer, CO | 03/31/19 | 5.30 miles | 1,199' gain | Class 2 Legault Mountain is a minor Front Range peak. Although it's visible from US-285, it's not very conspicuous and wouldn't look like much to the average person driving by. Kyle and I …
Greyrock Mountain (7,625') | Greyrock Trailhead | Roosevelt National Forest Laporte, CO | 03/24/19 | 6.64 miles | 1,966' gain | Hard Class 2 Some friends and I decided to hike up Greyrock Mountain yesterday. We got a little bit of a late start but even so, had no trouble finding a parking spot in …
I was planning on going for a longer and harder hike this weekend since I'd lately been slacking in the race to get in shape for 14er season. But Saturday morning I woke up feeling pretty crummy so instead of heading out for an early hike, I relaxed for a few hours. After a while, …
Fossil Creek Waterfall Trail | Fossil Creek Bridge Trailhead Tonto National Forest | Camp Verde, AZ 03/10/19 | 5.26 miles | 437' gain | Class 1 On our 2018 visit to Arizona, our friends Nicolette and Ryan had reserved a permit for us to hike on a cool trail to Fossil Springs, which went to a …
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