Lover of the Wild
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 …
Storm Mountain (9,918') | FS 128 Winter Closure | Roosevelt National Forest Drake, CO | 03/01/19 | 5.27 miles | 1,382' gain | Hard Class 2 There are storms coming in this weekend. Big storms. Some areas of the mountains are expecting FEET of snow. In Greeley, where I live, we might get 6 inches …
Stone Mountain (7,625') | Round Mountain Trailhead | Viestenz-Smith Park Loveland, CO | 02/17/19 | 8.77 miles | 2,186' gain | Class 3 Nearly two months ago to the day, I climbed Stone Mountain for the first time. (You can read about that here.) I saw perfect conditions that day and great temperatures. This time …
I'm embarrassed to admit that while I successfully conned Kyle into hiking with me not once, but TWICE, this past weekend, we did not successfully complete either hike. So both will stay on my list to finish another day, and I'll attempt to convince myself that it isn't a big deal. (I'm kind of worked …
Stone Mountain (7,625') | Round Mountain Trailhead | Viestenz-Smith Park Loveland, CO | 12/16/18 | 8.67 miles | 2,192' gain | Class 3 I'm a little late in writing this post since I did this hike almost 2 weeks ago, but sometimes life happens and the blogging gets forgotten. I do want to make sure …
Arthur's Rock (6,782') | Arthur's Rock Trailhead | Lory State Park Fort Collins, CO | 12/23/18 | 3.66 miles | 1,096' gain | Class 2 It's Christmas Eve Eve and I finally made it up Arthur's Rock today with Kyle, Lady, and Toby. It's been on my list since a friend recommended it a few …
