Chicago Lakes | Mount Evans Wilderness & Arapaho National Forest Idaho Springs, CO | 06/03/21 | 10.04 miles | 1,862' gain Mid-June typically marks my transition from low-elevation winter hikes to high-elevation summer hikes. There's usually still a bit of snow to contend with, but this spring was pretty dry and early June was already …
Tanglewood Trail | Mount Evans Wilderness Bailey, CO | 10/10/20 | 8.72 miles | 2,695' gain The Mount Evans Wilderness has always held a special place in my heart, and so it may come as no surprise that I've wanted to explore in depth each lake, stream, and mountain. The Tanglewood Trail was one of …
Gray Wolf Mountain (13,602') | CO Rank: 190/637 Front Range | 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 made it up a 13er, and …
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Threemile Creek Trail | Mount Evans Wilderness Grant, CO | 06/20/19 | 6.33 miles | 1,370' gain The weekend's weather wasn't looking great so I switched my work days around and hiked Thursday instead. I'm spoiled in that I can do things like that to make sure I don't miss my weekly hike! So I …
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