Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
There are 56 14ers in Colorado and I have had an ambitious goal for some time know. I want to summit all of the ones that are hikable without climbing gear. Today I got two summits closer, completely numbers 5 and 6 for me. Bierstadt, Sherman, Elbert, Massive, Greys, and Torreys. Greys are Torreys are […]
Read More Greys and TorreysToday there was redemption. Seven years ago, when the girls were 9 and 7, we climbed our first mountain ever. Twins Sisters in Rocky Mountain NP. Zak had suggested it and I remember cussing him out under my breath the whole hike up. This silly climbing a mountain thing was his idea, his dream, and […]
Read More Twin SistersThree days, two nights, 28 miles, 6000 feet of gain. What an adventure. Parts were terrifying, parts were so exhausting, parts were depressing, but most of all, it was exhilarating. We took off from Grand Lake at about 10:30 on Friday morning. The first seven miles had a gradual incline. This was perfect, as it […]
Read More Rocky Mountain: North Inlet/Tonahutu Creek LoopZak and I started our 20th(!) anniversary with a ride at Boggy Draw. The network of trails is immense and I don’t think we’ll be repeating sections for a long time. The ride was crazy! It started with gentle ups and downs through beautiful terrain. The tall pines would turn to sagebrush and then back […]
Read More Boggy DrawI stumbled out of our room ten minutes after the 6 o’clock alarm to start the coffee and saw Zoe sitting in the couch, ready to start the day. I have no idea why she woke so early or how she got ready so quickly, she she was the first of us ready for today’s […]
Read More Hope LakeYesterday I crawled through an arch and through a window. Today I crawled up and down a mountain. It was another early morning, but the promise of adventure (and hot coffee) was enough to get me out of bed without too much complaining. (Ellie takes after me.) We were on the road by 7 and […]
Read More Centennial PeakWe could climb another mountain, or just drink another beer. Clyde Sparklehoof It’s already July 10th and somehow it took us until today to summit our first mountain of the year. It was a good one though, Centennial Peak, our first summit in the La Platas (finally!). We’d hiked from the Sharkstooth trail head before […]
Read More Forget ResponsibilityWhat a day!! I’ll start by saying it’s the first time in my life I’ve crawled through a window to enter a house. I also crawled through arches. It was a wild one! We woke up early and made the 2+ hour drive to Arches. A few months ago we snagged 9-10 am entry tickets […]
Read More Arches NP: Fiery FurnaceIts been a long time since I’ve written a post but I’ve had so much fun lately! We went back home and I got to see all my friends all day every day. My friends and I had a little 4th of July celebration and lots of Starbucks drives, and shopping filling in the 4 […]
Read More Fiery Furnacethere are two paths you can go by Led Zeppelin It turns out Moab is just a day trip from Mancos. The girls did it on spring break last year, but doing it today made it seem much more realistic. I thought we’d be home late, but we made it back in the late afternoon […]
Read More Stairway to Heaven