Distance: 7.44 miles (out and back) Elevation Gain: 3,148 ft (total) 2,431 ft (net) Max Elevation: 12,276 ft Min. Elevation: 9,845 ft This labor day weekend we ventured out of the Front Range to explore the rugged and wild San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. This area of the state still maintains a sense of old time tradition and reflects the mining days of past.
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RMNP: Mummy Range and Old Fall River Road
As we attempted to turn a hairpin and ascend up yet another switchback on the dusty dirt road, the car lurched into a deep rut, tilting the car and placing the passenger side closer to the ground than comfortable. We all cried out briefly before Thomas quickly regained control. And again, we asked ourselves “Why
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Finch and Pear Lakes via Allenspark Trailhead: Wild Basin RMNP
Distance: 11.54 miles (out-and-back) Elevation Gain: 2,618 ft (total) 1,695 ft (net) Max Elevation: 10,598 ft Min. Elevation: 8,903 ft While torrential downpour flooded plains and mountains alike and funnel clouds were spotted sporadically above Boulder and Denver on Saturday, we somehow found a refuge from all of the terrible weather during a hike through Wild Basin of Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Mt. Galbraith Park Loop: Golden, CO
Distance: 4.34 miles (lollipop; exploring) Elevation Gain: 1,264 ft (total) 950 ft (net) Max Elevation: 7,228 ft Min. Elevation: 6,278 ft “Keep Calm and Hike On” Hiking Aphorism While so many of our hikes have taken us into high elevation, critters of the slithering kind have been placed in the backs of our minds the last several months. Instead of watching our
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