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Hiking Mount Massive 14,421 feet

October 5, 2021 by davespates Leave a Comment

near the summit of mount massive, snow covered route

Hiked to the summit of Mount Massive via southeast route on October 2nd, 2021. Mount Massive is the 2nd highest peak in Colorado, and sits next to it’s higher neighbor Mount Elbert. Most of this hike is located in the Mount Massive Wilderness area. Hiking Stats 16.3 miles round-trip 4,705 feet total elevation gain 8 […]

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Using the GoPro Hero 10 for hiking/travel footage

October 4, 2021 by davespates Leave a Comment

Is the GoPro Hero 10 a viable option to make hiking videos? Absolutely. I’ve been using GoPro’s to make short hiking films since the GoPro Hero 7. Although it’s not my primary camera for film making anymore, it’s definitely a good option in certain situations. Hiking Distance My main camera body, lens and tripod weigh […]

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Grand Canyon of Yellowstone – South Rim to Ribbon Lake

September 13, 2021 by davespates Leave a Comment

upper yellowstone falls and hiker

July 18th, 2021. This hike started off at the Wapiti Lake trailhead in Yellowstone National Park. Hiked on the South Rim trail, to Point Sublime, down to Lily Pad Lake, to Ribbon Lake, to Clear Lake and back to the trailhead. This was a pretty moderate loop that takes you through a variety of landscapes […]

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Hiking 30 Miles Alone in the Lost Creek Wilderness

August 26, 2021 by davespates Leave a Comment

Adventurous backpacker standing on a boulder pointing a camera towards the wilderness landscape

Hiked 32 miles in the Lost Creek Wilderness, near Baily, Colorado, on August 21st, 2021. I started this hike from the Lost Creek trailhead next to the Lost Creek Campground. Access to this trailhead is achieved by driving down a 19 mile dirt road that is directly off of US Highway 285. The dirt road […]

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Hiking Angels Landing in Zion National Park, Utah

August 7, 2021 by Emily Leave a Comment

two hikers on the summit of Angels Landing in Zion National Park

A grueling 15 mile day in Bryce Canyon enabled us venture to another National Park in Utah: Zion National Park – the home of Angels Landing. We left our Bryce hotel room at 4:30AM, January 17th, 2021. Making the nearly two hour drive to the Angels Landing trailhead. The parking lot at Angels Landing is […]

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Lost Lake Wilderness Camping in Rocky Mountain National Park

July 11, 2021 by Emily Leave a Comment

sunset at lost lake with mount dunraven

  For three months we have been anxiously awaiting our first backpacking trip of the year in Rocky Mountain National Park – a two night stay at Lost Lake campground. This year, due to the high number of visitors to the park, persons interested in wilderness camping needed to enter a lottery to be randomly […]

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Hiking to Lyric Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park

July 2, 2021 by davespates Leave a Comment

Lyric falls, a remote waterfall in rocky mountain national park

Emily and I hiked to Lyric Falls on June 7th, 2021, from Sandbeach Lake Trailhead near the Wild Basin entrance station. Which is located on the southeast side of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Hiking Distance: 10.55 Miles RT Elevation Gain: 2,188 feet Total Time: 6 hours 4 minutes Video of Our Hike to […]

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Hiking in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

June 18, 2021 by Emily Leave a Comment

Boat Mesa in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

A weekend in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Date visited January 17th-19th. The Martin Luther King holiday weekend was well worth the 9 hour drive from Denver. The drive itself along route 70 makes for a photogenic trip through Colorado ski country, gradually changing to the mesa-ridden desert of Utah. We cruised into Bryce Canyon […]

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Mount Sanitas – a Great Winter Hike near Denver

January 5, 2021 by Emily Leave a Comment

Sunrise winter Mount Sanitas

Cold temps and predicted snowfall prevented a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park, but we still geared up at 6:30AM to hike the 3.5 mile loop trail to summit Mount Sanitas in Boulder, CO. I have done this hike several times in the summer, but this was my first winter excursion.

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Gem Lake and Balanced Rock Hike in Rocky Mountain National Park

December 17, 2020 by Emily Leave a Comment

dave spates at gem lake

From Lumpy Ridge Trailhead we hiked to Balanced Rock, passing by the highly trafficked Gem Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Estes Park, Colorado. December 6th 2020. 8.3 Miles hike round-trip | 1,870 feet total elevation gain Hiking to Gem Lake in December A grueling off trail hike to Fay Lakes yesterday had us aching […]

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