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
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 […]
Hiking in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
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 […]
Mount Sanitas – a Great Winter Hike near Denver
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.
Gem Lake and Balanced Rock Hike in Rocky Mountain National Park
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 […]
Backcountry Hike to Fay Lakes in the Mummy Range Rocky Mountain National Park
A 5AM wakeup call signified our departure for Sheep Lakes. A first stop before heading to Lawn Lake trailhead to hike Ypsilon Lake trail to Fay Lakes. Off trail hike to Fay Lakes on December 5th 2020. Hiking Distance: 12.5 Miles Total Elevation Gain: 3,300 ft Total Hiking Time: 9.5 Hours We were out […]
Golden Gate State Park – Windy Peak Trail Hike
With a limited time frame on Saturday 11/21, we took a 50 minute drive to Golden Gate Canyon State Park. Nestled along Crawford Gulch between Golden and Black Hawk, this is a great hike near Denver. Our destination for the day was Windy Peak, a 6.8 mile loop. There are several paths leading to this […]
Emerald Lake Trail – Most Popular hike in Rocky Mountain National Park
As fires die down and more sections of Rocky Mountain National Park reopen, we returned to Bear Lake Trailhead. We opted for the popular 3.5 mile hike to Nymph Lake, Dream Lake and Emerald Lake. Emerald Lake Trail Day Hike A few cars speckled the Bear Lake parking lot at our 6:30AM arrival to obtain […]
Keplinger Lake Day-Hike from Sandbeach Lake Trailhead
Hiked to Keplinger Lake (11,686 ft) from Sandbeach Lake trailhead (8,345 ft) in the Wild Basin of Rocky Mountain National Park. Two scenic stops at Sandbeach Lake (10,283 ft) and the summit of Mount Orton (11,724 ft). Hiking to Keplinger Lake in the fall It’s been a sorrowful few weeks as the East Troublesome Fire […]
Mount Flora Colorado 13er Summit Day Hike
One more Colorado 13er in the books for 2020, to break up the drive to Grand Lake we stopped at Berthoud Pass to tackle Mount Flora (13,127 ft). We departed from Denver at the luxurious time of 7:30AM, and arrived at the trailhead just before 9am. Weather conditions were ideal for mid-October and the parking […]