bristlecone pines
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Colorado 14ers #3: Mount Blue Sky
I look up at Mount Blue Sky every single day. It’s the most prominent mountain on the horizon from where we live in the Denver area. Continue reading
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Colorado Hikes: Chicago Lakes (the winter version)
I work with the best people, including quite a few who like to hike. Which means I have lots of hiking buddies! This past spring, we spent a lovely spring Saturday hiking to Chicago Lakes with one of them. Actually, while it was starting to feel like spring on the plains, it was still very… Continue reading
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Colorado Hikes: St. Mary’s Glacier
Most lists of “best hikes near Denver” include St. Mary’s Glacier. And with good reason. For a relatively short drive and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) of hiking, you can see a pretty subalpine lake, bristlecone pines, and stand on a glacier. Well… sort of. As it turns out, St. Mary’s Glacier isn’t actually a glacier.… Continue reading
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Colorado Hikes: Hell’s Hole
When we told my brother-in-law we were planning to hike to Hell’s Hole the next morning, he immediately asked if this meant we would be spending the day exploring the devil’s butt crack. (Spoiler alert: we would not.) Your guess is as good as mine for where the name Hell’s Hole came from. I tried… Continue reading