Stacy and Brian's Hikes and Bikes

Green Mountain

2009-03-08T19:26:00.003-06:00

Distance - 5.3 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 2340 ft
Difficulty - Easy/Moderate
Time - 3:00
Description - Glenn and I went up via the Gregory Canyon Trail and the Ranger Trail. We went down the same way. It took about 3 hours at a nice easy pace. It was really nice weather (60°F). There was hardly any snow up there with only some little ice patches near the top. Good hike.
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Green Mountain

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Hike - Mount Audubon

2008-07-27T18:00:00.000-06:00

Distance - 8.0 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 2750 ft
Difficulty - Moderate
Time - 5 Hours 45 Minutes
Description - This is a hike up Mount Audubon. The hike starts near Brainard Lake at the Beaver Creek Trailhead. The hike is 8 miles round trip and about 2750 ft elevation gain. It took us about 5 hours and 45 minutes. It was a really nice hike and the weather was perfect. The temperature was a nice 58° F when we started and was nice and cool most of the hike. It was a bit hard to follow the trail near the top of the mountain as it seems that people have gone every which way up, but all paths seem to lead to the top.
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Mount Audubon

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Hike - Katahdin - Hunt Trail

2008-07-01T18:00:00.001-06:00

Distance - 9.7 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 4200 ft
Difficulty - Hard
Time - 9 Hours
Description - We spent a couple of nights camping in Baxter state park where we hiked the Appalachian trail to the top of Mt Katahdin. This was a long hike with a lot of elevation gain. The middle park of the hike was climbing up over boulders which was really fun, but was difficult going up and down. We hiked up through a fog which was cool, but mad some of the scrambling sketchy. After this hike we just lounged for the rest of the day in camp to recuperate.
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Maine 2008

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Hike - Estes Cone

2008-06-08T18:00:00.000-06:00

Distance - 6.4 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 1500 ft
Difficulty - Moderate
Time - 4 Hours
Description - This is a hike up Estes Cone. You start at the Long's Peak trailhead. The hike was 6.4 miles round trip and an elevation gain of around 1500 ft. The weather was cool to start (48 °F) and got a little cooler as we went up the cone. It got windy at the top and started to snow. While we were at the top it lightened up and we began to have some great views into Rocky Mountain National Park. The hike was really fun with a rewarding summit. On the way back down the weather warmed up quite a bit. It was 56°F when we finished.
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Estes Cone

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Hike - Eldorado Canyon Trail

2008-05-20T18:00:00.000-06:00

Distance - 7.8 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 1200 ft
Difficulty - Moderate
Time - 3 Hours 45 Minutes
Description - This was a hike up Eldorado Canyon to Walker Ranch. It was a perfect day. Not a cloud in the sky and the temp was in the 70's. It was a stark change from the snow storm earlier this week.
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Eldorado Canyon Trail

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Hike - Roxborough State Park

2008-05-18T18:00:00.000-06:00

Distance - 6.4 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 1000 ft
Difficulty - Moderate
Time - 3 Hours 45 Minutes
Description - This is a hike in Roxborough state park. We hiked to Carpenter Peak which is at an elevation of 7,160 ft. The hike was about 6.4 miles round trip. It was a very nice day in the low 80's F°. The red rock formations in the park are amazing.

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Roxborough

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Hike - Boulder Creek Falls

2008-05-04T18:00:00.000-06:00

Distance - 0.1 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 50 ft
Difficulty - Super Easy
Time - 15 minutes
Description - This isn't really a hike, more just a stroll down a trail from the road to the falls.
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Boulder Creek Falls

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Snowshoe - North Michigan Lake

2008-01-05T18:00:00.000-07:00

Distance - 3.3 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 300 ft
Difficulty - Moderate
Time - 2 Hours 15 Minutes
Description - This was a trail where we did some snowshoeing and skiing around North Michigan Lake in State Forest State Park. This was a 3.3 mile loop that started at cabin #1 and went around the lake. We stopped for a photo at a yurt and then looped back around the dam. It took us about 2 hours and 15 minutes. There was only 300 ft of elevation gain. It was snowing the whole time we were out, but it wasn't all that cold.
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North Michigan Lake Snowshoe

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Snowshoe - Bear Lake / Dream Lake

2007-12-26T18:00:00.000-07:00

Distance - 2.6 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 475 ft
Difficulty - Easy - Moderate
Time - 2 hours
Description - This was snowshoeing starting at Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. We snowshoed to Dream Lake. There was a ton of snow! It was a really nice trail. It was the day after Christmas, but there were still a bunch of people out.
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Bear Lake Snowshoeing 2007

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Snowshoe - Jenny Creek Trail

2007-12-16T18:00:00.001-07:00

Distance - 5.3 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 500 ft
Difficulty - Moderate
Time - 3 Hours
Description - This is a snowshoe trail behind the Eldora Ski Area. You actually hike up along the left side of the bunny hill and pass behind the first lift. There were a bunch of snowshoers and cross country skiers out this day. It was a beautiful day for snowshoeing.

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Jenny Creek Trail

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Hike - Coyote Ridge and Rimrock Trails

2007-11-10T17:36:00.000-07:00

Distance - 6.9 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 620 ft
Difficulty - Easy
Time - 2:39
Description - This is a hike in the Coyote Ridge Natural Area and the Devil's Backbone Open Space. We started at the Coyote Ridge trailhead just off of Taft Road in near Fort Collins. We hiked west to Rimrock trail and stopped at the Blue Sky trail. It was a nive 7 mile hike roundtrip that took about 2 hours and 40 minutes. The weather was really nice for fall in the low 60's. It was a fun hike, but might have been more fun on a bike.
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Coyote Ridge and Rimrock

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Hike - Maroon Creek Trail

2007-10-06T21:32:00.000-06:00

Distance - 6.5 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 900 ft
Difficulty - Easy to Moderate
Time - 3:30
Description - These are photos taken from a hike along the Maroon Creek Trail. We started at the East Maroon Portal Campground and hiked up to Maroon lake. The round trip distance was 6.5 miles and it took us about 3.5 hours. We spent about half an hour sitting up at Maroon Lake taking pictures. It was overcast most of the hike, but there were about 5 minutes where the sun was shining on the Bells. This was a beautiful hike to see some amazing fall colors.
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Maroon Creek Trail

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Hike - Maroon-Snowmass Trail

2007-10-05T21:27:00.000-06:00

Distance - 4.7 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 400 ft
Difficulty - Easy
Time - 2:00
Description - This is a hike up the Maroon-Snowmass trail to Crater Lake. This hike had beautifull views of Maroon Bells almost the whole way. It was about 4.7 miles round trip from the parking lot at Maroon Lake to Crater Lake and back. It took us about 2 hours. We went late in the day in the Fall. There were still some great Fall colors.
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Maroon-Snowmass Trail

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Hike - Anne U White Trail

2007-09-30T20:50:00.000-06:00

Distance - 3.2 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 500 ft
Difficulty - Easy
Time - 1:11
Description - This was a short hike on the Anne U. White trail up Four Mile Canyon. The trailhead is just outside of North Boulder. The hike was 3.2 miles round trip and took us an hour and 10 minutes. There was a gradual 500 ft elevation gain. There were about 24 stream crossings (although there wasn't much water in the stream). It was a nice cool morning with some good fall color. Fun hike!
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Anne U White Trail

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Hike - Moffat Tunnel - Crater Lakes

2007-09-23T15:48:00.000-06:00

Distance - 5.35 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 1485 ft
Difficulty - Moderate
Time - 3:15
Description - We hiked from Moffat tunnel with some friends of ours to Crater Lakes. It was 5.35 miles round trip and took us about 3 hours and 15 minutes. It was a nice cool overcast day. It started to rain right before we got to the first lake. We stopped for lunch between the first and second lake then headed back down.
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Moffat Tunnel

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Hike - Skyscraper Reservoir

2007-08-19T22:21:00.000-06:00

Distance - 10.8 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 2230 ft
Difficulty - Moderate to Hard
Time - 5:17
Description - This was a hike to the Skyscraper Reservoir in the Indian Peaks Wilderness area. It was about 11 miles round trip from where we parked our car with 2000 feet elevation gain. It took us 5 hours and 15 minutes. We finished up just before the typical afternoon thunder shower.
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Skyscraper Reservoir

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Hike - Bettaso Preserve

2007-07-29T22:16:00.000-06:00

Distance - 3.3 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 400 ft
Difficulty - Easy
Time - 1:15
Description - This was a short 3.2 mile loop up near Sugarloaf. There were a bunch of mountain bikers out on the trail as well as hikers. We will have to go back and make a bike out of it.
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Betasso Preserve

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Hike - Rampart Ridge Trail - Mount Rainier

2007-07-03T21:49:00.000-06:00

Distance - 5.1 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 1339 ft
Difficulty - Easy to Moderate
Time - 2:30
Description - This a hike along the Rampart Ridge Trail and the Wonderland Trail at Mount Rainier. The hike was 5.1 miles and took us about 2 hours and 30 minutes. This was a great hike through the lush forest. There were a couple of views that opened up of Mount Rainier along the top of the ridge. The mile is just continuous uphill along switch backs up the side of the ridge. The total elevation gain is 1339 feet almost completely in the first mile and a half.
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Rampart Ridge Trail 2007

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Hike - Skyline Trail - Mount Rainier

2007-07-02T21:41:00.000-06:00

Distance - 5.2 mi loop
Elevation Gain - 1650 ft
Difficulty - Moderate
Time - 4:30
Description - This is a hike on the Skyline Trail at Mount Rainier in Washington. The Skyline Trail is a 5.2 mile loop that has about a 1,400 feet elevation gain. About three quarters of the trail was covered in snow when we hiked it in early July. The loop took us about 4 hours and 30 minutes at a leisurely pace. We left about 9:45 am which is about the same time that most teams ascending Mount Rainier leave this same point. It was fun hiking along side them, happy we weren't carrying the heavy packs they had. This was a great hike with amazing views of Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens and Mount Hood.
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Skyline Trail 2007

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Chautauqua - Flatiron One

2007-06-10T21:39:00.000-06:00

Distance - 3.0 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 1499 ft
Difficulty - Moderate
Time - 2:00
Description - This was a relatively short hike, but climbing up between the flatirons has some steep parts with a bunch of switch backs. It was a great hike on beautiful day.
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Chautauqua - Flatiron 1

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Amphitheater and Saddle Rock Trails

2007-04-18T21:45:00.000-06:00

Distance - 1.6 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 1200 ft
Difficulty - Easy to Moderate
Time - 1:16
Description - This was a short hike with a bit of elevation gain. We hiked up the Amphitheater trail to the Saddle Rock trail. We stopped on a great overlook, looking back to Boulder.

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Amphitheater Trail & Saddle Rock Trail

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Hike - New York

2007-03-27T21:53:00.000-06:00

Distance - Lots of walking and the Subway
Elevation Gain - 0 ft
Difficulty - Moderate
Time - 4 days
Description - This was a trip to New York, NY that we took for Stacy's 29th birthday. We were in Manhattan for four days and it was action packed. We went to all kinds of tourst sites. It was great!
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New York 2007

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Hike - Mount Sanitas - Dakota Ridge (Repeat)

2007-03-17T19:18:00.000-06:00

Distance - 3.4 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 1343 ft
Difficulty - Easy to Moderate
Time - 1:42
Description - This was a repeat of a hike we did back in September of 2006. We decided to do it backwards from what we had done last time. We hiked up Dakota Ridge then back down the Mount Sanitas trail. It was a fun hike and tons of people were out. The weather was great!

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Snowshoe - Brainard Lake

2007-01-28T19:56:00.000-07:00

Distance - 4.5 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 400 ft
Difficulty - Moderate
Time - 2:30
Description - This was a fun snowshoeing outing with Glenn, Sarah, Sarah and Stacy. We took the CMC snowshoeing trail that runs parallel to the road on the south side. It eventually crosses the road and continues up to Brainard lake runing parallel to the road on the north side. The weather was in the high 20's to low 30's(°F), but it was quite windy. We only spent a few minutes at the lake because of the wind. When we were in the trees it was much calmer.
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Brainard Lake Snowshoeing 2007

Snowshoe - Horseshoe Trail - Golden Gate Canyon State Park

2007-01-16T19:39:00.000-07:00

Distance - 3.6 mi round trip
Elevation Gain - 900 ft
Difficulty - Moderate
Time - 1:54
Description - This was a short snowshoeing trip to Goldengate Canyon State Park which is just west of Golden. It was a nice calm day and the temperature was in the 20's °F.
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Goldengate Canyon State Park Snowshoeing

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