August 2002 – Well, I think Tracy and I almost died on this trail. We decided to take the “more rugged alternative” trail, according to the guide book, up to our first 14er. Yeah, not such a good idea. The climb up to the saddle was on…
Gibson Lake – September 2013 Weminuche Wilderness – April 2009 Kenosha Pass – 2005 South Platte – March 2003 Rocky Mtn NP – February 2003 Mt Sneffels Wilderness – January 2003 Commanche Peaks Wilderness – January 2003 Eldorado Canyon – December 2002…
In July 2002 I went on a solo hike up Whale Peak. This was my first 13er, and my first mountain above about 12,300. I had hiked to Gibson Lake once before, but this time there was no snow, and the hike was much easier. After reading…
These are a bunch of pictures from our trip to the Wind River Range, WY, in July 2002. Most of these pictures are from the Bridger Wilderness. I have some pictures from the Tetons, plus some pictures from places we checked out on the drive between Denver…
I tried to keep a trail journal for awhile. A lot of this overlaps the photo reports, and the future photo reports became a more reliable way to document the trips. But here’s what I wrote at the time. 28 Jun – 3 Jul 02 – Wind…
In June 2002, Jessica, Tracy, and I hiked the Lone Pine Lake trail on the south west side of the Rocky Mountain National Park. It was a great hike once you made it the 1/2 mile past the tourists. My water bladder had leaked out in my…
In May 2002 we decided to hike to Red Deer Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness before they started charging parking fees for the summer, and before the crowds hit. Of course, it was already getting crowded at the trailhead, but we headed up anyway. We made…
In February 2002 we hiked around the Nokhu Crags in the Colorado State Forest. We also drove around looking for moose. We actually found our first moose here. It was at a moose overlook…which we thought was ridiculous. We drove out to the overlook just so we…
In January 2002 we hiked up to the Devil’s Causeway in Flat Tops Wilderness. We weren’t able to go across the Causeway because the snow was too deep, and I didn’t want to risk the fall down the 1500 foot cliffs…go figure. But this is an awesome…
In November 2001, Tracy and I did up to Silver Dollar Lake, and Jessica and I did a hike up to Square Top Lake. Both trails are at Guanella Pass. It’s nice up there, and it’s not a far drive from Denver. [mapsmarker marker=”112″]
