A Quest into the Wild
Dinosaur Ridge and Dakota Ridge
Distance: 2.54 miles (out-and-back; spurs) Elevation Gain: 442 ft Max Elevation: 5,963 ft Min. Elevation: 6,366 ft This past weekend was a very rainy and thunderstorm filled weekend when Thomas’ mother came to visit us. Since she’s an elementary school teacher we thought this was an ideal time to check…
Eldorado Canyon State Park Hike: “The Coney Island of the West!”
Distance: 4.22 miles (loops; spurs) Elevation Gain: 1,555 ft Max Elevation: 7,061 ft Min. Elevation: 6,022 ft “Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling” Margaret Lee Runbeck In addition to a swift trip down Clear Creek this weekend, we also managed…
Spruce Creek Trail and Continental Falls
Distance: 6 miles (out and back), Elevation Gain: 1,331 ft Max Elevation: 11,439 ft, Min. Elevation: 10,354 ft A very special guest this weekend, my mom, inspired this hiking destination. Tales of her college trips and fun in the past led the three of us all the way…
St. Mary’s Glacier Hike
With the title of this entry you may be thinking ” Did they leave Colorado this time?” Perhaps they finally stole time away from post doc duties and work to venture to Alaska. However, you’d be incorrect! In fact, we were able to visit…