Horseshoe Mountain (13,898') | CO Rank: 72/637 Peerless Mountain (13,348') | CO Rank: Unranked 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 received an email …
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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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Goat Mountain (7,797') Attempt | Waterton Canyon Recreation Area Littleton, CO | 06/09/19 | 7.40 miles | 1,595' gain I hate Goat Mountain. I say I hate it, and yet something keeps pulling me back. On paper, the hike doesn't seem terribly difficult (and in reality it isn't either) but every time I've tried to …
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Pennsylvania Mountain (13,006') Attempt | CO Rank: 635/637 Mosquito Range | Pike National Forest | Fairplay, CO 05/04/19 | 3.0 miles | 844' gain | Class 1 Kyle and I set off for Pennsylvania Mountain, fully intending on summiting. However, today would not be the day for us. The hike shouldn't have been difficult, at …
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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, …
Burning Bear Trail | Pike National Forest Grant, CO | 02/24/19 | 7.45 miles | 1,410' gain The Guanella Pass area has long been a favorite of ours, and my husband and I have made a point to explore as much of the area as possible. We've hiked many of the trails, drove down …
