McCullough Gulch Trail: Breckenridge CO

A few weeks ago (Sept. 12) with New Jersey and Texas friends alongside our usual gear in the truck, we made our way back to Breckenridge, a quaint but beloved town nestled in the Tenmile Range. Breckenridge is home to worldclass skiing, amazing hikes, and…

La Plata Peak: Sawatch Range

Distance: 9.38 miles (out and back) Elevation Gain: 4,314 ft. (total) 4,114 ft (net) Max Elevation: 14,209 ft. Min. Elevation: 10,095 ft. Winter is coming. And unlike Game of Thrones, it is actually approaching rather quickly, more so, in fact, than we would like. Having an extra day off this past…

Mills Lake and Black Lake: RMNP

Distance: 10.6 miles (out and back and exploration) Elevation Gain: 2,367 ft (total gain)   Max Elevation: 11,007 ft  Min. Elevation: 9,224 ft The map on the left is our route from TH to Black Lake. The map on the right shows our route past Black Lake and displays relative locations of…

The Sawtooth (Mt. Bierstadt & Mt. Evans)

Distance: 11.2 miles (out and back)  Elevation Gain: 4,335 ft (total gain) Max Elevation: 14,265 ft  Min. Elevation: 11,473 ft We did Mount Bierstadt last year, that route is shown in green in the above Google Earth maps. The blue shows the new route we took to do the Bierstadt-Sawtooth-Evans…