Chicago Lakes | Colorado | 06/03/21

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 …

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Gray Wolf Mountain (13,602′) | Colorado | 06/29/19

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 | Colorado | 06/20/19

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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