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Saturday, December 20, 2014 After being lazy last weekend, Diane and I decided to drive up onto the Grand Mesa this morning so we could get in our first snowshoeing trip of the season. We wanted to go somewhere new and away from the crowds, so we parked near the Visitor Center and took the...

Saturday, November 22, 2014 I've known about petroglyphs hidden in Sieber Canyon for quite a few years now, but have always seemed to put off a trip in search of them, instead choosing to travel elsewhere throughout the Southwest each weekend. That seems to be the way it works with me- always...

Saturday & Sunday, October 18-19, 2014 While Diane usually likes me to plan our weekend adventures, I made her decide where we would be going this weekend since Monday was her birthday. She ended up choosing Mesa Verde National Park because it's a place she has wanted to visit since she moved...

Fall Colors 2014 Saturday & Sunday, September 27-28, 2014 Mount Sopris Alpenglow by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr Since we had seen some early fall colors in the San Juan Mountains last weekend, we decided to head over into the Elk Mountains this time to check on the fall colors there for my annual...

Fall Colors 2014 Thursday, September 25, 2014 After work, Diane and I headed up to Piñon Mesa near Glade Park to see how the fall colors were coming along up there. I had actually only been up to this area once before, many years ago, so I wasn't too familiar with the area. I have heard that...

Autumnal Equinox | Fall Colors 2014 Monday, September 22, 2014 After getting home from the San Juan Mountains on Sunday, I turned my attention to photographing local fall colors this week. I did a little research online and found that the colors up on the Grand Mesa were looking pretty good...

Fall Colors 2014 Saturday & Sunday, September 20-21, 2014 On Saturday, Diane and I headed back down to the San Juan Mountains again so we could climb to the top of Courthouse Mountain in the Cimarron's . While this mountain is short compared to the surrounding peaks in the area at only 12,152...

Mesa County High Point Thursday, September 4, 2014 Since I had the day off from work I decided to go on a short hike close to home today. While I doubt I'll ever try to complete all the county high points in Colorado, I thought it might be nice to at least climb the highest peak in Mesa County...

Labor Day Weekend | Sunday & Monday, August 31 - September 1, 2014 After our overnight backpacking trip into Wetterhorn Basin we decided to stick around the San Juan Mountains for one more day and drive a few of the high mountain passes and trails around Silverton. After lunch in Ouray, we...

Labor Day Weekend | Saturday & Sunday, August 30 - 31, 2014 When I asked Diane what she wanted to do over Labor Day weekend she suggested that we go on another backpacking trip. I guess it's safe to say that she enjoys backpacking since she only went on her very first trip back in June. After...

Saturday & Sunday, August 16-17, 2014 Diane has been hiking in the mountains with me all summer and was finally ready to try climbing her first 14er. She left the decision of which 14er we would climb up to me, so I decided we would hike up Handies Peak in the San Juan Mountains. Handies Peak...

Saturday & Sunday, August 9-10, 2014 Since Diane and I have been spending a lot of time this summer hiking in the San Juan Mountains I figured it was time to get in a weekend of hiking in the Elk Mountains, before it was too late. We left home bright and early on Saturday morning and drove...

Saturday & Sunday, August 2-3, 2014 This weekend Diane and I spent a nice relaxing overnight backpacking trip at the Blue Lakes in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness. I have wanted to hike up to the Blue Lakes for many years and am glad I was finally able to get up that way. The scenery was...

Tuesday & Wednesday, July 29-30, 2014 The Decalibron is a name given to a route in the Mosquito Range that allows you to summit four of Colorado's 58 named 14ers in one 7-mile loop; Mount Democrat (14,148 feet), Mount Cameron (14,238 feet), Mount Lincoln (14,286 feet) and Mount Bross (14,172...

Saturday & Sunday, July 26-27, 2014 After staying up late on Friday night to catch a concert in Grand Junction, we slept in a little later on Saturday morning before driving down to Ouray to get some hiking in for the weekend. The plan was to hike two trails that have been on my list for a...

Friday - Sunday, July 18-20, 2014 Diane and I decided to spend a relaxing weekend in the San Juan Mountains around Silverton camping, hiking, peak-bagging, driving high mountain passes and looking for wildflowers. We left after work on Friday and headed over Red Mountain Pass to the South Fork...

Saturday & Sunday, July 12-13, 2014 This weekend I set out to climb my first 14er of the season. I chose to try Huron Peak since it's in an area of the Sawatch Range that I haven't really spent much time in, plus it's not supposed to be too difficult of a hike which would be a good warm-up for...

Upper Cascade Falls & Baldy Peak Saturday & Sunday, June 21-22, 2014 This weekend for the summer solstice, Diane and I headed down to Ouray to get in a little hiking in the San Juan Mountains. Since there's still a lot of snow up high and it would be our first time really hiking in the...

Saturday, June 14, 2014 The desert has been heating up recently and I've been looking to start getting up into the mountains soon. The first reports of roads opening up in the San Juan Mountains have been coming in, so I decided to head up towards Silverton and Ouray to see just how fast the...

Backpacking Red Rock Canyon Saturday & Sunday, June 7-8, 2014 Deep, Steep and Narrow. That's how the National Park Service describes the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and it's pretty accurate. The Black Canyon is comprised of some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in...