Adventurer Alastair Humphreys posted about "Local 7 Summits" at the beginning of 2024, and I decided it would be a good challenge for my hiking friends, Janice and Taylor, to complete as they continue their hiking journey. With Deer Mountain and Mount Margaret under our belts, I irrationally chose Crosier Mountain outside of Estes Park… Continue reading Colorado Hiked: Crosier Mountain via Glen Haven
Colorado Hiked: Mount Margaret
It is not often you hike to a summit that is lower than the trailhead and one that shares a name with a princess that has been recent obsession in the friend circle! Taylor, Janice, and I loaded up our packs with freshly brewed British black tea, whiskey, twenty pounds of trailmix, and headed south… Continue reading Colorado Hiked: Mount Margaret
Wild Ice Skating at Sky Pond
Sky Pond has been taunting me ever since I bought a scratch off "100 Greatest Hikes of National Parks" poster... and when, in 2022, I hiked as far of Lake of Glass and then turned around. So when the familiar "ding" of the group chat for wild ice skating went off as I was trying to… Continue reading Wild Ice Skating at Sky Pond
Colorado Hiked: Mount McConnel
Sometimes you just need a wee lil' mountain to climb! Luckily there was such a mountain tucked up Poudre Canyon in the Cache La Poudre Wilderness Area: Mount McConnel. With a summit elevation of 8,008 feet, Mount McConnel seemed to me like a great way to gain some elevation without committing to a longer drive, logistics, early… Continue reading Colorado Hiked: Mount McConnel
2023 Adventuring Year-in-Review
In the past I'm not sure how I've felt about year-in-review posts, but I think of all years, it is needed for 2023 for personal reasons. It is so easy to get bogged down in the minutia and mundane of every day life that one forgets exactly how awesome things were! January For many years my… Continue reading 2023 Adventuring Year-in-Review