The chafe from the Gore had abated to an itch…time to hike again.As I was sitting on the floor, peering at maps and dreaming, Andy of Andy, Leda, Hobbes, rings…
Come the full moon, Anne and I climbed Mt. Royal in the company of our moon shadows. We ascended steeply through the trees, pausing to survey views from an old…
The skies were blue and Dillon Reservoir was glassy calm when Joel, BenJammin’, and I put in just off of the Dam Road. Two teenage girls sat on rocks, sharing…
The trail climbs until I-70 looks like a shoe lace and the semi trucks are ants, hustling about pressing business (1600 ft). The trail switchbacks through the trees until. Abruptly….
It’s the good girls who keep diaries; the bad girls never have the time. ~Tallulah Bankhead Plans for a four day hike were delayed by a white water rafting trip…
This is the town where I live: This is Mt. Royal. He’s not the highest peak around, topping out at 10,502 feet, but what he lacks in elevation, the trail…
The next morning began around 3:30, when headlights beamed through groggy darkness, the Go-Getter’s were goin’ and gettin’. My inner snooze button kicked in and I slept until around 6:00 am, at…
Someone at a dinner party on Wednesday mentioned the challenge of climbing all 50-some-odd 14ers in Colorado. On my drive home I wondered about Peak Baggers (those who set out specifically to…
