The things I have to have.
This is a list of the things that I really have to have on a hiking trip if I want to be comfortable. This is not a supply list of everything that you need on a hiking trip. These are … Continued
Where are the women hikers?
I want to share with you a conversation that I have had many times. Some guy at work will ask me about my weekend and what I did. I’ll say something like, “Oh it was fun. My husband and I … Continued
White Ranch Trails Overview, Golden
White Ranch Open Space Park is a Jeffersion County park in the foothills north-west of Golden, Colorado. There are a variety of well-maintained trails for all ability levels. Most trails are long enough to provide a good workout, with excellent … Continued
Centennial Cone Overview
Centennial Cone is a scenic foothills park between Golden and Black Hawk, Colorado. The park offers challenging, lengthy trails that are favorites of hikers and mountain bikers. Trails often have steep ledge dropoffs, but the reward is expansive foothills views. … Continued
The Top 14er’s to Hike.
Colorado has 54 official peaks that are 14,000 feet or higher, as well as some other peaks that are too close to other 14’ers to qualify themselves. The highest is Mt. Elbert at 14,433. Many of them can be summitted … Continued
Colorado’s Best Fall Color Hikes
Fall is one of my favorite times of the year to hike. The scenery is quite extraordinary. Maybe not quite as colorful as the east and midwest, but they don’t have the backdrop of high snowy peaks in the distance … Continued
Snow and Avalanche Report
Colorado maintains an Avalanche Information Center to ensure the safety of anyone who travels in the Colorado winter backcountry. If you don’t know how to read the avalanche report, you don’t belong in the backcountry! It’s that important to your … Continued
List of every ski area in Colorado
This is a list of every alpine ski area I know of in Colorado. I’m sure I’m missing quite a few of the backcountry sites so let me know and I’ll add them. Click on them to go to the … Continued
Snake River Snowshoe Trail at Keystone
Keystone has an excellent and reasonably affordable Nordic center if you are interested in using their facilities, but there is also good snowshoeing right along the small Snake River. This short and easy trail wanders along the river behind some … Continued
Up Mount Evans from Echo Lake, near Idaho Springs
There is a trail leaving the parking area next to Echo Lake that few people know about. Most people just snowshoe up Mt. Evans road from Echo Lake, but if you follow these tracks you will find a wonderful, but … Continued