Category: Hiking

• La Plata Peak – Colorado

  Northwest Ridge Tuesday, July 8, 2025 La Plata Peak is the fifth tallest mountain in Colorado and is located in the Sawatch Range, not too far from Mt. Elbert. The weather forecast was ideal: no chance of rain/thunderstorms; in fact, there were no clouds in the sky, and it was a bluebird day. I thought…

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  July 18, 2025

  Adventure, Hiking, Travels, Uncategorized

  14000 footers, Colorado, hard hiking, Hiking, La Plata Peak, lightning on a mountain, Sawatch Range, static electricity, Sweeties

• Huron Peak – Colorado

  Northwest Slope Sunday, July 6, 2025 Oh my goodness, this was one of the prettiest hikes I’ve ever done. The forecast was perfect, so we slept in; no 4 AM wake-up for us! Actually, we went to bed not knowing if we were going to hike at all on this day because it would be…

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  July 16, 2025

  Adventure, Hiking, Travels, Uncategorized

  14000 footers, Adventure, Buena Vista, Colorado, Hiking, Huron Peak, Sawatch Range, Simple Eatery

• Mt. Elbert – Colorado

  Northeast Ridge Saturday, July 5, 2025 Mt. Elbert is the highest mountain in Colorado at 14,438′. We hiked this with friends on a gorgeous Saturday with an ideal weather forecast. They stayed at Mt. Elbert campground; we had an hour-an-a-half drive, so we left at 4:30 AM to meet them at 6:00 AM. It was…

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  July 14, 2025

  Adventure, Hiking, Travels, Uncategorized

  14000 footers, Adventure, challenging hikes, Colorado, highest peak in Colorado, Hiking, Leadville CO, Leadville Grill and Cantina, mountains, Mt. Elbert, nature, Sawatch Range, travel

• Mt. Sherman – Colorado

  Southwest Ridge July 4, 2025 This was a type-2 fun day… Mt. Sherman is part of the Mosquito Range in central-ish Colorado about 10 miles west of Fairplay. We decided on this mountain because we needed something relatively short and easy to get us acclimated to the altitude. Plus, we were hiking Mt. Elbert the…

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  July 12, 2025

  Adventure, Hiking, Travels, Uncategorized

  14k footers, Colorado, Fairplay CO, Four mile Creek Trailhead, Hiking, Leavick Site, Mosquito Range, Mt. Sherman, Things to do in Colorado

• White Mountains, NH

  Owl’s Head– via Black Pond “bushwhack,” up the slide and down Brutus bushwhack Owl’s Head is number 43/48 of the 4,000 footers in the white mountains of NH. It’s not a favorite of many; I can’t think of a single person. But, for those working on a list, ya gotta do it. Here’s one option…

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  June 30, 2025

  Adventure, Hiking, Travels

  4000-footers, Adventure, backpacking, Black Pond bushwhack, Brutus bushwhack, Hiking, Lincoln Woods trail, nature, New Hampshire, NH, Owl’s Head, Owl’s Head slide, travel, White mountains

• White Mountains, NH

  Wildcat D, Wildcat, Carter Dome, South Carter, and Middle Carter Saturday, June 21, 2025 Finally, a nice Saturday in New Hampshire! John and I wanted these five mountains but didn’t want to take two cars to spot, ride our bikes on Route 16, try to hitchhike, or do a 3-mile road walk. Instead, I dropped…

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  June 23, 2025

  Adventure, Hiking, Travels

  4000-footers, Adventure, Appalachian Trail, AT, Big Day Brewing, Carter Dome, Carter-Moriah Ridge, Gorham NH, Hiking, Middle Carter, nature, New Hampshire, outdoors, South Carter, Terrifying 25, travel, White mountains, Wildcat A, Wildcat D, Wildcat Ridge

• Adirondack Mountains

  Phelps Mountain and Table Top Mountain When John and I booked our accommodations for a trip to the Adirondacks (staying in Lake Placid) for Memorial Day weekend 2025, it was abnormally hot in New Hampshire. Turns out that for our 3-day weekend, we’d be dealing with a nor’easter bringing needed rain, but annoying hiking conditions.…

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  May 31, 2025

  Adventure, Hiking

  Adirondacks, Adventure, Hiking, nature, New York Mountains, outdoors, Phelps Mountain, Table Top Mountain, travel

• Glacier National Park 5

  Fish Creek Campground – Apgar – Lake McDonald Wednesday, August 11, 2021 My alarm went off at 6 a.m., but I was so cold and not interested in leaving the warm cocoon of our quilt that I promptly silenced it. We didn’t end up leaving the tent until 8:30. One option for the day that…

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  August 24, 2022

  Adventure, Hiking, National Parks

  Apgar Lookout, Apgar Village, Fish Creek Campground, Glacier National Park

• Glacier National Park 4

  Logan Pass, Highline Trail & the Garden Wall Tuesday, August 10, 2021 When we were planning our trip to Glacier National Park we learned that some people who wanted to drive Going to the Sun Road but did not have a reservation to have access would go through the entrances before they were staffed. This…

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  August 22, 2022

  Adventure, Hiking, National Parks

  Garden Wall, Glacier National Park, Going to the Sun Road, Highline Trail

• Glacier National Park 3

  Mt. Brown Lookout Monday, August 9, 2021 I awoke to my phone’s alarm and promptly silenced it and closed my eyes again. Once we finally got up, it didn’t take long to get ready, and we started our day with a trip to West Glacier for groceries and a breakfast sandwich. As soon as we…

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  August 19, 2022

  Adventure, Hiking, National Parks

  Apgar, Glacier National Park, Lake McDonald Lodge, Mt. Brown Lookout, Mt. Brown Trail