Hikes and Travels in Colorado and Beyond
Balanced Rock | Rocky Mountain National Park Estes Park, CO | 01/25/20| 8.08 miles | 1,807' gain For my first redemption hike of 2020, I met up with my friend Sarah who will be moving out of state soon. (Note: By redemption hike, I mean a hike that I'd attempted in the past but couldn't …
Bear Peak (8,459') and South Boulder Peak (8,549') | Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks Boulder, CO | 01/18/20| 6.83 miles | 1,392' gain There are a handful of peaks above Boulder that are commonly climbed. I'd climbed all 5 within the past few years, but my friend Allie wanted to catch up and snag …
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Carpenter Peak (7,166') | Roxborough State Park Littleton, CO | 01/07/20| 8.59 miles | 1,475' gain I had to run to Littleton to pick up my camera from the shop, so that was as good an excuse as any to schedule a hike with my friend Diana who lives in the area. We used my …
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Eagle's Nest Open Space | Larimer County Open Space Livermore, CO | 01/05/20| 5.59 miles | 868' gain For our first hike of 2020, Kyle and I went to a little known park near the Colorado-Wyoming border. I'd actually never even heard of it until I scoured the county's open space website, looking for new …
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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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North Table Mountain Park | Jefferson County Open Space Golden, CO | 12/23/19 | 6.32 miles | 1,003' gain I got a little behind with my writing (oops!) so you'll see a few December posts before I get into January's hikes. Kyle and I both had off for a week and a half over the …
Continue reading North Table Mountain Park: Northeast Loop | Colorado | 12/23/19
