Tag: Hiking

• Colorado 14-ers – Grays Peak & Torreys Peak-

  Monday, July 13, 2026 John and I had read enough about the road conditions up to the Grays Peak Trailhead that we knew would be parking in the lower lot and walking the 3 miles up the 4×4 road. We woke up at 3:45am, and were out the door by 4:20, at the lower lot…

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  July 21, 2026

  Adventure, Hiking, Travels, Uncategorized

  14-ers, 14000 footers, Adventure, Colorado, Grays Peak, Grays Peak Trailhead, Hiking, mountains, nature, Torreys Peak, travel

• Colorado 14-ers – DeCaLiBron

  14,ooo-footers: Mt. Bross, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Cameron, Mt. Democrat Saturday, July 11, 2026 John and I awoke at 4AM and were out of the condo by 4:30. From Breckenridge, the drive to the Kite Lake Trailhead for the DeCaLiBron hike is about 40 minutes. We had a full week to get acclimatized to the altitude…

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  July 20, 2026

  Adventure, Hiking, Travels, Uncategorized

  14-ers, Adventure, Colorado, Decalibron, hikes, Hiking, mountains, Mt. Bross, Mt. Cameron, Mt. Democrat, Mt. Lincoln, nature, travel

• Colorado 14-ers – La Plata Peak

  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

• Colorado 14-ers – Huron Peak

  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

• Colorado 14-ers – Mt. Elbert

  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

• Colorado 14-ers – Mt. Sherman

  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

• NH White Mountains – Owl’s Head

  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

• NH White Mountains – Wildcat D, Wildcat, Carter Dome, South Carter & 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 him off at the Imp trailhead, and I parked at…

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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. Saturday, May 24th The original plan…

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  May 31, 2025

  Adventure, Hiking

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