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  1. IntrepidXJ

    Hanging Lake

    Tuesday, May 20, 2014 I hiked to Hanging Lake for the first time last spring, but I didn't really take any photos that day so I've wanted to return again and get some better photos. Diane ended up having Tuesday off from work and has wanted to hike Hanging Lake with me, so I took the day off...
  2. IntrepidXJ

    Mee Canyon Alcove

    Saturday, May 10, 2014 This morning Diane and I woke up early and drove up through the Colorado National Monument to reach the Black Ridge Road which we took to the Mee Canyon trailhead. I have wanted to hike to the very large Mee Canyon Alcove for a few years now and it was finally time to do...
  3. gnwatts

    Dominguez Canyon & Dry Fork Canyon

    Stream bed, Dry Fork Canyon A couple of friends and I decided to spend a few days in Big Dominguez Canyon last week. I love this place because it is a spectacular 13 mile long canyon with a beautiful stream, numerous water falls etc. And the Bridgeport trailhead at the Gunnison River is only 90...
  4. IntrepidXJ

    Flume Creek Canyon

    Sunday, April 27, 2014 Since I never made it to Flume Creek Canyon yesterday, Diane and I decided to hike it this afternoon together. I wasn't expecting too much from this hike, but it turned out to be a really beautiful and fun hike. Had we only stayed on the main trail it would have been...
  5. IntrepidXJ

    Rim Rock Drive Overlooks

    Saturday, April 26, 2014 I was originally planning to hike Flume Canyon near Fruita this morning when I left my house shortly after sunrise, but the unusual clouds in the sky and beautiful light in the canyons of the northern end of the Uncompahgre Plateau made me change my mind. Instead, I...
  6. IntrepidXJ

    Kodels Canyon

    Monday, April 21, 2014 Hope you aren't tired of seeing photos from the Colorado National Monument yet... After hiking up the Fruita Dugway just over a week ago and being treated to some nice views down into Kodels Canyon for part of the way, I decided that I wanted to check out that canyon...
  7. IntrepidXJ

    Otto's Bathtub

    Easter | Sunday, April 20, 2014 My original plan for Easter Sunday was to hike and explore Sieber Canyon. Unfortunately, this road closed sign across Bs Road changed those plans when I tried to reach the trailhead first thing in the morning. Change of Plans by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr With no...
  8. IntrepidXJ

    No Thoroughfare Canyon

    Friday & Saturday, April 18-19, 2014 Since I have a three night backpacking trip coming up at the beginning of May and I never did get out on a backpacking trip last year, I wanted to get in a quick overnight trip this month. I have also wanted to camp in the backcountry of the Colorado...
  9. IntrepidXJ

    Fruita Dugway

    Sunday, April 13, 2014 My original plan for the day was to hike the Fruita Dugway trail first thing in the morning. I woke up early and was out the door well before the sun came up with hopes of catching a nice sunrise from the trail. I knew that rain was in the forecast for the day but I...
  10. IntrepidXJ

    Colorado National Monument Traverse

    The Face of the Monument | West to East Saturday, April 12, 2014 Years ago I had the idea of hiking across the face of the Colorado National Monument from one entrance to the other but never seemed to get around to planning the route and following through on the hike because I was usually...
  11. IntrepidXJ

    Otto's Staircase

    Tuesday, April 8, 2014 After work I decided to get a little hike in and explore a new area of the Colorado National Monument. I wanted to check out Otto's Staircase above Gold Star Canyon and try to reach the top of Monument Mesa via this route. Please excuse my poor pictures in this trip...
  12. IntrepidXJ

    Gold Star Canyon Loop

    Thursday, March 27, 2014 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO After work this evening, Diane and I met up for another short hike in the Colorado National Monument. We started from the White Rocks trailhead and then hiked the steep trail beside Gold Star Canyon up onto the Precambrian Bench...
  13. powderglut

    Annual St Patty's March

    Every year we celebrate St Pat's Day and my B-day by skiing across the Hogan Park Trail on Rabbit Ears Pass to the Steamboat ski area. It's about a 7 1/2 mile trek across the pass at roughly 10,000 ft of elevation. The adventure starts on the pass (Hwy 40) and ends at the base of the ski area...
  14. IntrepidXJ

    West Bench Snowshoeing

    Saturday, January 25, 2014 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO On Saturday I headed up onto the Grand Mesa with Diane and Jackson to get in a little snowshoeing on the West Bench Trail. The temperature this afternoon was in the 40's, so hiking was very pleasant in a lightweight jacket...
  15. IntrepidXJ

    Ouray Ice Festival 2014

    Saturday, January 11, 2014 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO On Saturday, Diane and I drove down to Ouray for the annual Ice Festival. This is the third year in a row that I have gone to photograph the climbers and I always have a great time. Maybe next year I'll try my hand at a little...
  16. IntrepidXJ

    Big Dominguez Canyon

    Sunday, December 22, 2013 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO It has been a little while since I'd gone hiking with Marty, so we made plans to do a local hike on Sunday morning. It has been about a year since I last hiked up Big Dominguez Canyon, so I thought it would be a good time to...
  17. IntrepidXJ

    Echo Canyon

    Monday, October 28, 2013 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO After spending the weekend photographing the colorful cottonwood trees around Price, I thought it might be a good idea to get out after work and see if there was any autumn color left in the Colorado National Monument, so I...
  18. IntrepidXJ

    San Juan Mountains to Montezuma Canyon

    Sunday, October 6, 2013 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO After another cold night in the San Juan Mountains camped below Whipple Mountain and high above the San Miguel River I was up before the sun and had my camp loaded in the Jeep while it was still dark. When darkness transitioned...
  19. IntrepidXJ

    Dallas Divide to Telluride

    Saturday, October 5, 2013 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO After spending a cold night camping near Vista Point along Owl Creek Pass Road, I was up in the darkness taking down my camp. The temperature was in the upper teens, but surprisingly it didn't feel that cold when I got out of...
  20. IntrepidXJ

    Fall Colors on Owl Creek Pass

    Friday, October 4, 2013 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO I left work on Friday and headed south to the San Juan Mountains near Ridgway to start my annual week-long October trip. Normally, I spend this week in the desert of southern Utah and northern Arizona, but this year I decided to...
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