Fun, challenging, beautiful, high, windy, and tired sum up this trip. This 16-mile loop is in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, just south of Rocky Mountain National Park. The route starts and finishes at the Hessie TH, just west of Eldora, CO, and goes to King Lake, the High Lonesome Trail, and Devils Thumb Lake. Many […]
My brother and sister-in-law have a small farm in rural Virginia, north of Fredericksburg. They have two horses, four dogs, and many wild animals that frequent their place. My brother sends me photos and videos of their zoo. The images and videos are beautiful, funny, and cute. The fact that my brother and sister-in-law can
Introduction The starting point is the Rolling Creek Trailhead, just south of Bailey, which happens to be the start of Segment 4 of the Colorado Trail. The picture shows the route for all four days. Blue is the first day, Green is the second day, Orange is the third day, and purple is the fourth
I took my first trip to Canyonlands and fell in love with the rock art and wonderous rock formations of the Needles District. In both cases, I camped on BLM land and did day hikes into the park. The Horseshoe Canyon and Druid Arch are in separate parts of the park and require driving. Horseshoe
My curiosity drove me to do this adventure. I read about the Great Sand Dunes and how they were formed and exist today; however, their size seemed awe-inspiring. I wanted to experience them as a backpacker. I took this trip in March 2021 and got an authentic experience of solitude, barrenness, and lots of sand.
A few of winters ago, I wanted to do some simple camping and backpacking during winter to remain active and outdoors. One of my adventures was visiting the Colorado National Monument (CNM). The CNM usually remains snow-free with occasional snow. Temperatures still get cold. I hoped the out-of-season trip would not be crowded since the
I made this trip from January 19, 2021, to Friday, January 21, 2021. I drove from Boulder and hiked the Picket Wire trail seeing dinosaur footprints and traces of homesteads. The next day I headed to Vogal Canyon and did a short hike around that area before heading to Picture Canyon. I spent the night
