San Juan Mountains Road Trip"For our sixth anniversary, I planned a trip for Taylor and I to spend four days in Southern Colorado visiting a new National Park, mountain climbing, offroading, and camping."
Summiting Mount Sneffels"Mount Sneffels has been at the top of my Colorado bucket list since before I moved to the state...."
Western Slopes Solo Road Trip"I made plans to head west toward Grand Junction, to backpack through Rattlesnake Arches."
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park"The park was an unplanned stop ...once we discovered how close we were to the canyon, we knew that we had to make the drive over to check it out."
Radium Hot Springs - Hiking, Fishing, and Camping!"Tucked away in the mountains about 2 1/2 west of Denver sits one of my favorite spots in Colorado"
Paint Mines Interpretive Park"I had been seeing pictures of these stunning rocks for months, so I was very excited when some of my friends and a few ladies with me!"
First Trip to Great Sand Dunes National Park"When I found out that GSDNP was only three hours away from Denver, I immediately made plans to go."
Spring Breck(enridge)"Spring Breck was truly one for the books, and it was the best spring break trip that I have ever been on."
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Backpacking in the Uncompahgre Wilderness"I have to give props to John for discovering the Uncompahgre Wilderness. I usually plan our trips, but he planned everything!"
Crystal Mill OHV Rental"Crystal Mill has been at the top of my Colorado bucket list since before I even moved here."
Colorado's Highest Waterfall - Bridal Veil Falls, Telluride
Brainard Lake Recreation Area - St Vrain Creek Ice Fishing"We set out for St.Vrain Creek inside Brainard Lake Recreation Area to camp and fly fish for the weekend."
Checking Off Colorado's BEST Hot Springs"One of my favorite things about Colorado is the mountains..but I love them for their geological make up."
Spring Break Through CoS, Estes Park, and Denver"My little sister is a freshman in college and she decided to come and spend her spring break visiting me!"
Mesa Verde National Park"Mesa Verde is a place whose uniqueness I could've never understood before visiting."
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Backpacking Challenger Point Via Willow Lakes (14er)Three ladies trusted me to take them on not only their first backpacking trips but their first Colorado 14ers!"
Crested Butte Wildflower Hiking and Camping"Crested Butte is known as a wildflower capital, & this year, it was surrounded by a super bloom."
Staying at the UFO Watchtower"All I knew about the Watchtower...was that there had been multiple UFO sightings there, and that was enough to capture my attention."
Carbondale Fly Fishing - Roaring Fork and Crystal Rivers"Just outside of Aspen, between the Roaring Fork and Crystal Rivers, is Carbondale, Colorado."
Camping in the Dunes at Great Sand Dunes NP"This is the most unique national park we have had the pleasure of visiting."
Conundrum Hot Spring First Snow Camping Experience"One of the highest hot springs in North America is near Aspen, Colorado. In October we camped..."
Skiing at Steamboat Springs' WinterWonderGrass event"Steamboat is one of Colorado’s adorable ski towns. It is also home to the WinterWonderGrass festival."
One Stop in Durango"We walked around this beautiful ski town and window shopped in the local store fronts."
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14er Summits:
Mount Sneffels
"Mount Sneffels has been at the top of my Colorado bucket list since before I moved to the state."
Grays and Torrey
"Taylor and I left Denver with our dog and headed for the Grays Peak Trailhead at 4:20AM."
Mount Elbert - Colorado's Highest Point
"Colorado’s tallest peak and the second tallest mountain in the contiguous U.S"
DeCaLiBron Loop
"We set out to hike the DeCaLiBron loop which summits Mount Democrat, Mount Lincoln, Mount Cameron, and Mount Bross."
Challenger Point
"This would be my friends first times backpacking and their first times summiting a 14er as well!"
Western Slope Hikes:
Rifle Falls State Park
"This park had been high on my list for a very long time, and I was so excited to finally be heading to these beautiful waterfalls."
Dominguez Canyon Swimming Hole
"Another Colorado landmark that left me absolutely dumbfounded and is undoubtedly one of the..."
Attempted Hike to Rattlesnake Arches
"Once you cross over the Rocky Mountains, you enter the desert, and the desert holds different, secret places to explore"
Bridal Veil Falls - Colorado's Tallest Waterfalls
"The trail leads up to not only Colorado’s tallest waterfall but also to the stunning Ingram Falls!"
Camping in the Wildflowers of Crested Butte
"Crested Butte is renowned as Colorado’s Wildflower Capital, and this summer, the town was surrounded by a super bloom."
Front Range Hikes:
Great Sand Dunes National Park
"When I found out that The Great Sand Dunes National Park was only three hours away from Denver, I immediately made plans to go."
Paint Mines Interpretive Park
"I had been seeing pictures of these stunning rocks for months, so I was very excited when some of my friends wanted to make the trip with me!"
Snowshoe Camping at St Vrain Creek - Boulder
"The first weekend of April we set out for St. Vrain Creek inside the Brainard Lake Recreation Area to camp and fly fish for the weekend."
Central Mountain Hikes:
Radium Hot Springs
"Tucked away in the Rocky Mountains about 2 1/2 hours west of Denver sits one of my favorite hidden spots in Colorado".
OHV Trail Riding to Crystal Mill
"Crystal Mill has been at the top of my Colorado bucket list since before I even moved here."
Backpacking To Willow Lakes
"Willow Lakes was our goal for the first night so that we could set up base camp just off the trail to Challenger Point."
Fly Fishing in Carbondale
"John and I traveled to this quaint mountain "suburb" to visit some friends and cast our fly lines in both of the town's rivers."
Four Corners Area:
Mesa Verde National Park
"Mesa Verde is a special place whose uniqueness I could've never understood before visiting. "
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
"Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park was an unplanned stop..."
Uncompahgre Wilderness
"I have to give props to John for discovering the Uncompahgre Wilderness. I usually plan our trips, but John insisted..."
Mount Sneffels Wilderness
"The pictures I had seen of the bright turquoise, alpine lakes nestled among the San Juan Mountains seemed unreal, and I had to know for myself..."
