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- Arapaho National Forest
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Creede
- Flat Tops Wilderness
- Great Sand Dunes National Park
- Gunnison National Forest
- Hovenweep National Monument
- Independence Pass
- Maroon Bells National Recreation Area
- Pike National Forest
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Roosevelt National Forest
- San Isabel National Forest
- State Forest State Park
- White River National Forest
Arapaho National Forest
![Loveland Pass to Cupid Peak Loveland Pass to Cupid Peak](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Torreys-Peak-Grays-Peak-and-Grizzly-Peak-from-Cupid-Peak-360x240.jpg)
Loveland Pass to Cupid Peak
I’ve long wanted to drive to the top of Loveland Pass. When I was in my teens, my family often…
![My First 14er – Grays Peak My First 14er – Grays Peak](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/wmBILD0269-360x240.jpg)
My First 14er – Grays Peak
In late June, I visited Colorado and decided that we had to do a 14er. I realized only later that…
![St. Mary’s Glacier: Southernmost Glacier in the US St. Mary’s Glacier: Southernmost Glacier in the US](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/wmBILD0492-360x240.jpg)
St. Mary’s Glacier: Southernmost Glacier in the US
Not far from I-70 near Idaho Springs in Colorado lies a small lake. That’s nothing terrifically exciting, as Colorado has…
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
![Chasm View Trail – Short Trail, Wonderful Views! Chasm View Trail – Short Trail, Wonderful Views!](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Southeast-from-the-Chasm-View-Trail-360x240.jpg)
Chasm View Trail – Short Trail, Wonderful Views!
Sometimes you go to a place because you really want to go there. And sometimes you go because there are…
![Colorado’s Undiscovered National Park: Black Canyon of the Gunnison Colorado’s Undiscovered National Park: Black Canyon of the Gunnison](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/wmBILD0310-360x240.jpg)
Colorado’s Undiscovered National Park: Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Black Canyon of the Gunnison’s north rim has got to be one of the weirdest national parks I’ve ever visited.…
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Hiking Up Green Mountain in Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Ok, so Green Mountain in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park may not be the most spectacular trail in…
![The Best Day Hikes in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park The Best Day Hikes in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Best-Black-Canyon-1a-360x240.jpg)
The Best Day Hikes in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
When I first visited Black Canyon of the Gunnison in 2005, it had only been a national park for a…
Creede
![See Amazing Mining History First-Hand in Creede See Amazing Mining History First-Hand in Creede](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/wmBILD0359.jpg)
See Amazing Mining History First-Hand in Creede
Most people have probably never heard of Creede, Colorado, unless they are theatre buffs or mining fanatics. In other words,…
Flat Tops Wilderness
![7 Best Day Hikes in Colorado’s Flat Tops Wilderness 7 Best Day Hikes in Colorado’s Flat Tops Wilderness](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Best-Hikes-Flat-Tops-360x240.jpg)
7 Best Day Hikes in Colorado’s Flat Tops Wilderness
Colorado’s Flat Tops Wilderness is an overlooked gem. Overshadowed by more prominent mountains to the east (Rocky Mountain National Park)…
![Amphitheatre Peak: Beautiful Flat Tops! Amphitheatre Peak: Beautiful Flat Tops!](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Amphitheater-Peak-360x240.jpg)
Amphitheatre Peak: Beautiful Flat Tops!
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but to me, Trappers Lake in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area…
![Flat Tops Hiking Around the Causeway: So Lovely! Flat Tops Hiking Around the Causeway: So Lovely!](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/On-Trail-1803-360x240.jpg)
Flat Tops Hiking Around the Causeway: So Lovely!
Ah, the Flat Tops Wilderness Area! Where else in the US can you hike for miles across unspoiled, grassy flatlands,…
![Flat Tops to Himes Peak: Adventurous, but Beautiful Flat Tops to Himes Peak: Adventurous, but Beautiful](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Trappers-Lake-from-the-Flat-Tops-360x240.jpg)
Flat Tops to Himes Peak: Adventurous, but Beautiful
After ascending Amphitheatre Peak, we decided we didn’t really want to descend the way we’d come along the Wall Lake…
![Highlands of Colorado: The Causeway Highlands of Colorado: The Causeway](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/View-from-across-the-Causeway-360x240.jpg)
Highlands of Colorado: The Causeway
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like the Flattops Wilderness in northern Colorado. Ever. This pristine wilderness has…
![Off-Trail Hiking to a Flat Tops Mountain: Pyramid Peak Off-Trail Hiking to a Flat Tops Mountain: Pyramid Peak](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Little-Flat-Tops-from-Pyramid-Peak-360x240.jpg)
Off-Trail Hiking to a Flat Tops Mountain: Pyramid Peak
We like to have a destination in mind when we’re hiking. It’s for sanity, mostly. We all know that if…
![Pretty Little Lakes in the Flat Tops on the Sand Creek Trail Pretty Little Lakes in the Flat Tops on the Sand Creek Trail](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Spring-Lake-scaled.jpg)
Pretty Little Lakes in the Flat Tops on the Sand Creek Trail
Although I like long hikes, sometimes we just need a shorter walk. My group does get tired (or just isn’t…
Great Sand Dunes National Park
![Climbing Star Dune in Great Sand Dunes National Park Climbing Star Dune in Great Sand Dunes National Park](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Climbing-the-Ridgeline-360x240.jpg)
Climbing Star Dune in Great Sand Dunes National Park
Great Sand Dunes! Ever since he first saw the dunes in a book when he was five or six, one…
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Frigid Summer Fun at Zapata Falls
Zapata Falls is a very cool hike – well, the end is cool, both interesting and cold. It’s not a…
Gunnison National Forest
![An Awesome 13er: Fitzpatrick Peak An Awesome 13er: Fitzpatrick Peak](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/wmBILD0416-360x240.jpg)
An Awesome 13er: Fitzpatrick Peak
At the end of a recent trip to Colorado, we suddenly realized that we’d climbed mountains that were 10,000, 11,000,…
Hovenweep National Monument
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Walk in an Ancient Indian Home at Lowry Pueblo
I visited Hovenweep National Monument inside of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument several years ago, but didn’t find it…
Independence Pass
![A Hike from Independence Pass to UN 12812 – Spectacular! A Hike from Independence Pass to UN 12812 – Spectacular!](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Atop-UN-12812-scaled-360x240.jpg)
A Hike from Independence Pass to UN 12812 – Spectacular!
Hiking to UN 12812 just above Independence Pass was a life saver. Well, ok, that’s too strong, but it did…
![Linkins Lake: Beauty near Independence Pass Linkins Lake: Beauty near Independence Pass](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Linkins-Lake-scaled-360x240.jpg)
Linkins Lake: Beauty near Independence Pass
Independence Pass in Colorado is a beautiful area. Many 13ers and 14ers stand straight and massive around it, and alpine…
Maroon Bells National Recreation Area
![Maroon Bells & Buckskin Pass: Totally Awesome! Maroon Bells & Buckskin Pass: Totally Awesome!](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/wmDSCF3380-360x240.jpg)
Maroon Bells & Buckskin Pass: Totally Awesome!
So I’m told, one of the most photographed vistas in the US is of the Maroon Bells Mountains in western…
Pike National Forest
![A Snowy Hike to Horsethief Falls A Snowy Hike to Horsethief Falls](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Horsethief-Falls-1-360x240.jpg)
A Snowy Hike to Horsethief Falls
While we’re on the topic of waterfalls, I thought I’d post about another little waterfall, this one in central Colorado. …
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Awesome View of Pikes Peak from Raspberry Mountain
One of the things we’ve found in hiking mountains is that the pretty mountain is nicer from another nearby mountain…
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Walk through Train Tunnels: Manitou Railroad Grade
Do you like history? How about train tunnels? Or is a hike through the mountains more your thing? Along the…
Rocky Mountain National Park
![10 Best Day Hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park 10 Best Day Hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/10-Best-Rocky-Mountain-360x240.jpg)
10 Best Day Hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain is one of those parks famous for its peaks. Now, I think there are better mountain views in…
![A Great Place to see Rocky Mountain NP – Lily Mountain A Great Place to see Rocky Mountain NP – Lily Mountain](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/wmBILD0091-360x240.jpg)
A Great Place to see Rocky Mountain NP – Lily Mountain
Just to the west of Estes Park, CO, is a small pull-off and an even smaller sign that reads, “Lily…
![Awesome Views in Rocky Mountain from Flattop Mountain and Hallett Peak Awesome Views in Rocky Mountain from Flattop Mountain and Hallett Peak](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/On_Hallett-360x240.jpg)
Awesome Views in Rocky Mountain from Flattop Mountain and Hallett Peak
On a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park last summer, we decided to hike up Flattop Mountain on our last…
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Highest Paved Trail in Rocky Mountain: Toll Memorial
The Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park is an awesome feat of engineering. The road itself twists and…
![Holzwarth Historic Site – Worth a Summer Stop! Holzwarth Historic Site – Worth a Summer Stop!](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Family-Portaits-and-Deer-Heads-360x240.jpg)
Holzwarth Historic Site – Worth a Summer Stop!
I’ve been to the Holzwarth Historic Site twice in my travels across America. The first time, it was called Never…
![Remote Rocky Mountain: Chapin Peak Remote Rocky Mountain: Chapin Peak](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/View-from-Chapin-2-360x240.jpg)
Remote Rocky Mountain: Chapin Peak
From most of what you’d see of Rocky Mountain National Park in the summer, you would think that everywhere you…
![The Alpine Ridge Trail: Topping Huffers Hill! The Alpine Ridge Trail: Topping Huffers Hill!](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Up-the-Alpine-Ridge-Trail-360x240.jpg)
The Alpine Ridge Trail: Topping Huffers Hill!
How about a short hike this week with an awesome view? Sound good to you? Because the trail up Huffers…
![The Chapin / Chiquita / Ypsilon Loop: 3 Summits, 8 Miles! The Chapin / Chiquita / Ypsilon Loop: 3 Summits, 8 Miles!](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Climbing-Mount-Chiquita-360x240.jpg)
The Chapin / Chiquita / Ypsilon Loop: 3 Summits, 8 Miles!
Ever since I read about the Mount Chapin, Mount Chiquita, Ypsilon Mountain loop trail in Rocky Mountain National Park in…
![Top of the Old Fall River Road Top of the Old Fall River Road](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/View-1-360x240.jpg)
Top of the Old Fall River Road
The Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park isn’t open much of the year. In fact, of the…
Roosevelt National Forest
![A Great Place to see Rocky Mountain NP – Lily Mountain A Great Place to see Rocky Mountain NP – Lily Mountain](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/wmBILD0091-360x240.jpg)
A Great Place to see Rocky Mountain NP – Lily Mountain
Just to the west of Estes Park, CO, is a small pull-off and an even smaller sign that reads, “Lily…
San Isabel National Forest
![A Hike from Independence Pass to UN 12812 – Spectacular! A Hike from Independence Pass to UN 12812 – Spectacular!](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Atop-UN-12812-scaled-360x240.jpg)
A Hike from Independence Pass to UN 12812 – Spectacular!
Hiking to UN 12812 just above Independence Pass was a life saver. Well, ok, that’s too strong, but it did…
![An Awesome 13er: Fitzpatrick Peak An Awesome 13er: Fitzpatrick Peak](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/wmBILD0416-360x240.jpg)
An Awesome 13er: Fitzpatrick Peak
At the end of a recent trip to Colorado, we suddenly realized that we’d climbed mountains that were 10,000, 11,000,…
![Highest Peak in Colorado: The South Mount Elbert Trail Highest Peak in Colorado: The South Mount Elbert Trail](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Helecopter-from-Mount-Elbert-360x240.jpg)
Highest Peak in Colorado: The South Mount Elbert Trail
While we’re on the topic of State High Points, let’s go for one more: and this one has some real…
State Forest State Park
![Fishermen, Short Hike, & Views: Lake Agnes Fishermen, Short Hike, & Views: Lake Agnes](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Lake-Agnus-from-the-North-360x240.jpg)
Fishermen, Short Hike, & Views: Lake Agnes
In August, we “just happened” to be driving through Colorado on Colorado Day, when the state parks in the state…
White River National Forest
![A Hike from Independence Pass to UN 12812 – Spectacular! A Hike from Independence Pass to UN 12812 – Spectacular!](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Atop-UN-12812-scaled-360x240.jpg)
A Hike from Independence Pass to UN 12812 – Spectacular!
Hiking to UN 12812 just above Independence Pass was a life saver. Well, ok, that’s too strong, but it did…
![Cathedral Lake: Lovely, Popular, Alpine Hike Cathedral Lake: Lovely, Popular, Alpine Hike](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Cathedral-Lake-from-the-Electric-Pass-Trail-360x240.jpg)
Cathedral Lake: Lovely, Popular, Alpine Hike
A couple weeks ago, I posted about hiking to Electric Pass, the highest named pass in Colorado. The trail to…
![Electric Pass: The Highest Named Pass in Colorado Electric Pass: The Highest Named Pass in Colorado](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Cathedral-Peak-from-the-Electric-Pass-Trail-360x240.jpg)
Electric Pass: The Highest Named Pass in Colorado
I’d say that Electric Pass would be a stunning hike in late June. Actually, it’s in an amazing area at…
![Linkins Lake: Beauty near Independence Pass Linkins Lake: Beauty near Independence Pass](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Linkins-Lake-scaled-360x240.jpg)
Linkins Lake: Beauty near Independence Pass
Independence Pass in Colorado is a beautiful area. Many 13ers and 14ers stand straight and massive around it, and alpine…
![My First 14er – Grays Peak My First 14er – Grays Peak](https://www.annestravels.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/wmBILD0269-360x240.jpg)
My First 14er – Grays Peak
In late June, I visited Colorado and decided that we had to do a 14er. I realized only later that…