On Friday, Jenny & I tackled Green Mountain. We had a nice hike, until Thunderstorms pushed us off the gentle slopes. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Hiking’
Day Hike – Golden Gate Canyon State Park, CO
Monday, September 7th, 2009
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.
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. Fairview (9,001 ft)
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Our last day full day in Canada was celebrated by a lovely hike up Mt. Fairview from the Chateau Lake Louise. The hike climbs just over 3,400 ft to the summit, over 9 km. We followed the Saddleback Pass Trail to the Pass (at around 7, 700 ft) and then made the final summit bid up scree to the top.
I decided to do the hike in my new VFF (Vibram Five Finger) shoes, it was an experiment in foot dexterity & toughness!
Our stats:
Start Time: 12:35 pm
Saddleback Pass: 1:50 pm
Mt. Fairview Summit: 2:40pm
Finish Time: 4:30pm
For More Pictures of the hike, (more…)
Day Hike – Chester & Headwall Lake Loop Hike
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
On Sunday, we were all tired from the previous day’s mountain bike excursion, so we slept in a bit. We made bagels & eggs and had a leisurely morning.
Peter & Lynn recommended we do a really nice, but challenging day hike in the Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. The hike is a loop which goes up to Chester Lake, over a pass, then down to the Headwall Lake, and finally back to the parking lot.
Elevation Gain: about 3,000 feet
Distance: about 10 miles
Total Time: 10am to 6 pm (8 hours)
Hiking Posse: Lynn, Peter, Coryn, Clare, Dennis, & Rachel
Day Hike – Mt. Sherman (14,026 ft)
Sunday, July 12th, 2009
On Sunday morning, way before the sun came up, I drove over to the West Side of Denver. My goal was to join Kris in his summit bid for Mt. Sherman (14,026 ft).
I had no idea what to expect; I hadn’t prepared as I normally do. All I had done was read Kris’ email, which just mentioned meeting him sometime around 5am.
Lucky for me, Mt. Sherman is just about the easiest 14′er, short of driving up Mt. Evans… (more…)