alpine lake
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Rocky Mountain National Park Hikes: Shelf and Solitude Lakes

Every year, my husband and I try to get out for an overnight backpacking trip in Rocky Mountain National Park. Once you’ve secured your reservation, the park allows you to pick up your permit (in-person) up to 30 days before the start of your trip. Sometimes, this means we pick it up the morning of… Continue reading
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Hiking to Sawtooth Lake – Idaho

As you may recall from my last post, on our first full day in the Sawtooths we attempted to hike to Sawtooth Lake but ultimately turned around due to trail conditions. However, some research later that afternoon (when we were in town and had phone service) revealed that at its core, this had been a… Continue reading
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Colorado Hikes: Chihuahua Lake

As you know if you’ve followed me for any length of time, alpine lakes are one of my favorite things. I hike to a lot of them. So when I say that Chihuahua Lake is one of the prettiest lakes I’ve seen in Colorado, I have a pretty good basis for comparison. Now that I’ve… Continue reading