Category: Hike & Bike

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Independence Lake Hike

Earlier in the week we spotted what looked like some great backpack-in trails. It became quite a possibility that we were going to hang around through the weekend so we could do just that. However, during our planning we found that all trails – that we wanted to hike –...

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Devils Tower National Monument

What a crazy place Devils Tower National Monument (my 81st National Park visited) is. It could be seen from miles out, and it is completely unmistakable even from that distance. Still to the day a sacred place for many Native Americans, it was our home for a single night stay...

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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

I don’t want to talk bad about Nebraska, but the truth is that Nebraska’s National Parks are… well… boring. Scott’s Bluff was cool and all, for the 30 minutes it takes to visit, but Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (my 75th National Park visited) was very “blah”, especially considering how...

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Scotts Bluff National Monument

It was quickly realized, that we are not at 8000+ feet anymore, once we exited the air conditioned truck after two hours of driving through Cheyenne, WY and into Nebraska. The heat and humidity was quick to slap us awake to the reality of summer in the Midwest USA. It...

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Camping and hiking in Vedauwoo

The Vedauwoo is an area of large granite rock formations just off Interstate 80 near Laramie, WY. The granite is said to be 1.4 billion years old, and some of the oldest (and most fun, in my opinion) rock in Wyoming. It is here that we setup camp for the...

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Another Lost Lake

Many miles down a gravel road, through aspen groves, and over another mountain pass, is yet another Lost Lake in Colorado. No, this is not the same Lost Lake from my Rocky Mountain National Park hike way back, but maybe this one is a long lost sibling or something. With...

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Our first backpacking adventure

Well, we finally did it. We went backpacking after a long time talking and dreaming about it. With a scheduled trip for the Memorial Day weekend already planned, we set out to pick up all the gear we needed while being parked in the metro area. We ran all over...

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Hanging in Longmont for a week

After four straight weeks of camping in the wild, a planned stop in civilization in what I now consider my home town; Longmont, Colorado. Longmont has been on the schedule for a long time, primarily because my son turn’s 18 years old this weekend, and graduates high school later this...

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McDonald Creek Hike

Before leaving Rabbit Valley, the weather finally turned in our favor and we got out for the one major hike I wanted to do in the area; McDonald Creek, and Moose was able to join us. With the brisk morning air, and a mix of shade and sunlight on the...