Archive for the ‘Mountaineering’ Category

Mountaineering – Mt. Shavano (14,229′) & Tabeguache Peak (14,155)

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

Shavano and Tabaguache Topo (4,152 ft Gain, 11 miles) Clare A Happy Du-Peak-Athlete
Mt. Shavano Summit (14,229 ft)
On Sunday, I joined members of the CMC for a hike of Mt. Shavano (14,229 ft) & Tabeguache Peak (14,155 ft). Under the leadership of Rich M. we achieved the summit of both peaks and had a wonderful time in the process. ~4,200 feet of gain in ~11 miles.

We left the Blank Gulch Trailhead (TH) at 5am, summited Shavano at 8:45am, topped Tabeguache at 9:40am, back to Shavano at 11:30am, and back to TH at 2:30pm. Excellent hiking by the CMC team; James, Rick, myself, Josh, and Rich. (Order from L to R for picture above). (more…)

Hiking, Wildflowers, and the Rockies…Baseball, that is!

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Clare on Green Mountain Jenny Calm Before the Storm
On Friday, Jenny & I tackled Green Mountain. We had a nice hike, until Thunderstorms pushed us off the gentle slopes. (more…)

Day Hike – Calico Tanks, Red Rocks, NV

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Calico Tanks Hike

Rachel & Clare Calico Basin, Red Rocks

Clare, Emma, Dennis at Calico Tanks

For day 2 of the weekend in Vegas, we did the Calico Tanks hike in Red Rocks Park. The hike is fairly mellow, ascending a few hundred feet to a pretty overlook and the very empty Calico Tanks. The cavernous rock pits generally store water through-out the year, but there was just a puddle at the bottom. How odd! (more…)

Day Hike – Golden Gate Canyon State Park, CO

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Emma, Dennis, & Clare Summit Windy Peak (9,000 ft)

In order to acclimate Emma to CO, we decided to take her on a nice little day hike around Golden Gate Canyon State Park. Thanks to a blog by Fun Colorado Hikes, I located some information about Golden Gate Canyon State Park.

Golden Gate Canyon, CO State Park
The blog recommended the Mountain Lion Trail, and the Burro Trail. SO, we decided we’d do a little bit of both! (more…)

Day Hike – Mt. Princeton

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Two Trees on Mt. Princeton (14,197)
My back was still not recovered from the injury, so I decided to spend one more weekend above treeline, bagging peaks. Kris mentioned Mt. Princeton, and I thought, “Why not, we were just up Columbia and Harvard!”.

Clare Checks the Topo to Assess Progress
As Gerry Roach says, “Princeton is the southernmost and most visible of the Collegiate fourteeners. As you descend west into the Arkansas River Valley, on U.S. 285, Princeton stares you smack in the face for many miles. You cannot ignore its gaze.”

Princeton stared us smack in the face and then delivered a sly & wicked lovetap. It passively allowed us access to the summit, then aggressively spit us out on the opposite end from whence we came. Beware the subtle, twisted, and tangled nature of the many high ridges of Princeton! (more…)