Community Trips
First off, you will notice that my GPS jumped around just a little. I'm not sure why, but I guess that's the way it goes.The hike up St. Mary's Lake is an easy hike for the whole family; we even brought our dog along. The trail around Fox Mountain is very scienic, but whatch your footing on the loose rocks. Watch for humming birds and ground squirrels along the route as they...
Tom and I took a morning ride from Winter Park, CO to the top of Rollins Pass. We were both riding KTM 525 EXC's, a little overkill for this ride, as it could have easily been done on heavier adventure bikes.A little side trip near the top of Rollins Pass (also called Corona Pass) took us to a closed railroad tunnel. This closure prevents being able to ride from Rollinsville on the...
It’s a pretty cold and windy night on the divide, but the morning brings ridge hiking as sweet as it comes. Shortly after this picture Jeremy and Bob startle a mountain goat that flies across the rocky terrain below us. Another tough climb takes us to Stanley Mountain. We try to find camping before Berthoud Pass, but nothing very attractive presents itself, so we camp near the noisy pass tucked away in...
A long morning’s climb takes us to the summit of Mount Flora, where we begin a detour to avoid a rocky, technical section of the divide. On the descent from Breckenridge Peak we hike some of the most elaborately constructed rock trail I’ve ever seen. The trail then becomes less distinct, but we keep it until it joins with some roads near Fall River. A missing trail marker causes us to miss...
Excelent days skiing, powder in the morning and was sunny by the afternoon.
Plus the gps managed to stay on the whole day!!!
This is first day of our Continental Divide Trail mapping hike.
Our newly formed team follows the plan to eat, drive to Berthoud Pass to leave a food cache, then continue to our starting point at the Bakerville exit on I-70. Jeremy and I will each collect a GPS track, Jeremy will take notes and waypoints, I’ll take photos and video. The trail is easy for a few miles paralleling I-70, then begins...
Ever read the "Choose Your Own Adventure" books as a kid? Well, Mike and I clearly have..........Once we reached James Peak Lake we lost the trail, and later we figured out the reason was we should have hiked around Echo Lake to approach the ridge. But again, we were 'choosing our own adventure,' so who needs some stinkin' trail anyway. However, with this alternative approach up to the ridge came a much...
Before the wedding a couple brave souls decided to go for a "short" and "easy" hike. Well, at least that's how I described it. However, after waking up on a couch in the lobby of the Best Western with John Boy's feet draped across me I would later come to the realization that this hike was anything but easy. But it was well worth the effort getting to hike and explore with...
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