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…

Homestead Meadows Hike

Our hike this weekend took us back into Rocky Mountain National Park, this time to the trails traversing the peaceful remains of the long ago inhabited farms and ranches of Homestead Meadows. The hike seemed appropriate for Memorial Day Weekend, as its miles of…

Garden of the Gods Hike

Our trek today led us to splendid geological wonder, as we were greeted with sheer cliffs of bright red sandstone protruding like jagged knifes out of the ground as we entered the Garden of the Gods National Park in Colorado Springs, CO. While not…