Miles: 8.0 (out-and-back) Max Elevation: 11,000 ft Min Elevation: 9,473 ft. The weather was iffy this weekend, and we didn’t want to get ourselves stuck on a 14er during a thunderstorm; so we opted to head over to Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) and explore some lakes. The fact that we hadn’t been to RMNP
Read MoreCathedral Lake and Ashcroft Ghost Town: Aspen, CO
6 miles out and back ( Elevation Gain: 2,135 ft. (total) Max Elevation: 9,945 ft. Min. Elevation: 11,907 ft. The leaves were already beginning to change the week before as we made our way to Mt. Flora and visited Rocky Mountain National Park. We felt the sense of urgency in the air as the cooler temperatures were settling into the
Read MoreMount Flora and Colorado Mines Peak Exploration
8.7 miles ( Elevation Gain: 2,356 ft. (total) Max Elevation: 13,146 ft. Min. Elevation: 11,334 ft. About two week ago on (September 12th) we drove up the long winding Hwy 40 towards Winter Park, CO. Instead of continuing on to the snow covered slopes as we were accustomed to in the cold winter months, we
Read MoreDeCaLiBron: Mt. Democrat, Mt. Cameron, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Bross
During the late afternoon hours of July 23rd, we grabbed our camping gear and day hiking packs and loaded up the truck for an overnight adventure to complete the famous “DeCalibron”. The DeCalibron is a 7 mile, high altitude loop trail that allows hikers to tag the summit of three or four of Colorado’s
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