The East Side of Rocky Mountain National Park has much to offer; proximity to Denver and a plethora of gorgeous day hikes. This long weekend, we opted for the longer drive to Grand Lake – the home of the West Side of the park. Prior to check in at the Timberline Inn, we snuck […]
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Hiking to the Highest Named Lake in the USA | Pacific Tarn
Saturday 9/26/2020 we took a well-deserved break from Rocky Mountain National Park and instead traveled the two hours to White River National Forest to bag the highest named lake in the continental United States. – Pacific Tarn (13,420 ft). The lake lies at the base of 13er Pacific Peak (13,957 ft); the hike to Pacific […]
A Very Hard Day-Hike in Rocky Mountain National Park Wild Basin Area
Our longest hike to date was upon us – a 17 mile monster to the rarely visited Frigid Lake, nestled below the continental divide at 11,820 feet. The excursion required 1.8 miles of off-trail travel from Thunder Lake. This included bushwhacking, boulder hopping and a good deal of route finding. Thunder Lake, Box Lake, Eagle […]
Long Day Hike in the Wild Basin of Rocky Mountain National Park
Hiked over 17 miles, 3,700 feet of elevation gain, 6 lakes, 1 waterfall, in the northwest section of Wild Basin in Rocky Mountain National Park, Allenspark, Colorado. Main attractions visited were Castle Lakes, Lion Lake #1, Trio Falls, Lion Lake #2, Snowbank Lake, Castle Lake and Twin Lakes. Video of our Day Hike to Lion […]
Shelf Lake and Solitude Lake Day Hike Glacier Gorge RMNP
Day Hike to Shelf Lake and Solitude Lake in the Glacier Gorge Nearby wildfires in Cameron, Colorado had us worried about the hiking conditions in Rocky Mountain National Park, but recent rains put our trepidation’s to rest. We decided to push for the two remaining lakes we haven’t visited yet in the Glacier Gorge area: […]
Bluebird Lake Trail in the Wild Basin of Rocky Mountain National Park
As a recovery hike from the 14,259 ft Longs Peak, we turned our gaze to the predominantly uncharted (at least to us) area of the Wild Basin. After the general lack of flowing water along Longs Peak Trail, the corner of the park designated “The Land of Many Waters” was vastly appealing. While most likely […]
Upper Glacier Gorge Hike in Rocky Mountain National Park
The final day of our 4 day vacation in Rocky Mountain National Park marked our return to colorful Glacier Gorge – and I mean this literally as we were planning a visit to Black Lake, Green Lake and Blue Lake. It was also on the agenda to extend our hike to encompass Frozen Lake and […]
Longs Peak Keyhole Route Guide, Photography and Video
Longs Peak Keyhole Route Longs Peak (14,259′), this hike has been on our bucket list for awhile. We had done our homework on the Longs Peak Keyhole route. Watched every video and read descriptions on 14ers.com and other blog posts. Emily and I were as prepared as could be. 08/09/20 – Getting barely any sleep, […]
Cub Lake Trail Hike – Rocky Mountain National Park
Hike to Cub Lake from Cub Lake Trailhead – Summer Time Saturday July 25th was upon us – time for a birthday hike! Weather was uncooperative all weekend, but we managed to sneak in a quick 5.5 mile hike in Rocky Mountain National Park to Cub Lake. 7 Years ago, this was Dave’s first hike […]
Colorado 14ers: Mt Sherman Hike from Iowa Gulch Trailhead
Hiked Mt Sherman (14,035) on July 18th 2020 from Iowa Gulch Trailhead An invite to camp for the weekend brought us to Twin Lakes, Colorado – a perfect opportunity to bag some 14ers. As it was one of our companion’s first 14er attempt, we opted for the 5 mile Mt. Sherman from Iowa Gulch Trailhead. […]