Day 54 – 6 Miles (811 miles from Mexico)

Originally posted on She-ra Hikes:
It’s almost 8am and I’m still in my sleeping bag. That’s right baby! Lazy day! Well, I do have several thousand feet to climb today to reach treeline just below the divide near Carson Pass, but still, in miles it will be a short day, so why not linger over…

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It’s very common for spring and summer hikers to encounter snowfields before they have a chance to melt, especially in higher elevations.

Knowing how to cross them safely will be the difference between having a successful adventure and either risking a terrible fall or turning around to head back home early.

The Loch, RMNP

Originally posted on Pursuit of Life:
The Loch Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park is a relatively easy 5.9 out and back starting from the Glacier Gorge Trail-head in the Bear Lake area. Rising gradually overall, but steadily here and there, most of the trail is fairly easy at a leisurely pace. Only near the…

Just Outside Of The Town Of Eagle This Morning | Todd Harper

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Getting ready FEVER

Originally posted on She-ra Hikes:
So much to do! So little time! I’ll be ready…fortunately these cupcakes make it easier to keep plowing through the to do list: Erin “Hummingbird” Miller is a genius.

Spring Has Sprung

View this post on Instagram Spring in Colorado is starting to be almost as lovely as fall. A post shared by mcv82 (@curlyhairedyogi) on Apr 4, 2015 at 8:21am PDT

Aerial Photo Of Recent Snowfall Vail, Colorado | Todd Harper

Aspen offers access to several of Colorado’s famous 10th Mountain Division Hut Association. Named for and dedicated to the soldiers who trained in the area for high-alpine combat in the Italian Alps during World War II, the 10th Mountain Division Hut system provides physically fit and experienced backcountry skiers and hikers, and six to 16 of their friends, with the opportunity to tour/skin, snowshoe and hike to these incredible, off-grid cabins via Aspen’s 10th Mountain Division Huts | RootsRated.

Tributary Rafts | AIRE

Labor Day Getaway

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Camping has long been a type of therapy for me. Having camped since I was a kid, I’ve always loved it, and when life goes haywire, it becomes a necessity. When my brother died in 2008, I asked my husband for one thing: Go camping! When Peanut was six weeks old, it was time: Go camping! When my step-dad stepped out on our family, we knew what we needed to do: Go camping! When we celebrated our anniversary last year, we did what we love to do: Go camping.

Camping has found us on sea-level beaches, 10,000-foot mountain sides, commercial campgrounds, forest campgrounds, wilderness holes-in-the-trees, and the backs of our vehicles. But after joining our off-road club in 2009, camping has primarily been for the sake of Jeeping or hiking or some other grand adventure. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! 😉

But this year, we decided to take…

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