A Quest into the Wild
Browns Creek Waterfall and Lake: Nathrop, CO
Miles: 12.11 (Out and Back) Min Elevation: 8,918 ft Max Elevation: 11,309 ft Total Elevation Gain: 2440 ft Net Elevation Gain: approx. 2,391 Memorial day was finally upon us this year, marking the quintessential start to summer and the brilliant array of activities that accompany this change in…
Bluebird Lake Rocky Mountain National Park
Distance: 12.44 miles (out and back) Elevation Gain: 2,974 ft. (net) Max. Elevation: 11,016 ft. Min. Elevation: 8,527 ft. Date hiked: November 6, 2016 The cool evenings and brisk winds of fall brought us crunchy leaves beneath our feet and colors of brown and…
Mount Sniktau, Front Range, 13,234 ft
We’ve driven by this unassuming peak on numerous occasions on our way up I-70 towards other mountains and adventures. Most of the time, we fail to even notice Sniktau as we focus our attention on 14ers, Gray and Torreys or lately, at the smattering of…
Two Rivers Lake, Lake Helene, Odessa Lake, and More
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…