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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…
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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…
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Finishing the Chiricahua Loop: The Echo Canyon Trail
By the time we’d reached the Echo Canyon Trail (after hiking the Ed Riggs Trail, Mushroom Rock Trail, and Big…
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Views of Chiricahua Spires: Sarah Deming and Upper Rhyolite Trails
If you haven’t had enough rock formations after walking the Heart of Rocks Trail (and somehow I never have), you…
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Chiricahua Formations: The Heart of Rocks
In my last post I talked about hiking to the Big Balanced Rock in Chiricahua National Monument. If you like…
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Chiricahua Loop: To the Big Balanced Rock
There is no place in the US that is quite like Chiricahua National Monument. Rocky spires shoot straight up out…
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Serene Lakes, Wind-swept Cliffs: Medicine Bow Peak Loop
Occasionally, I’ll see a picture and instantly think, “If that’s in the US, I’ve got to go there.” Medicine Bow…
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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…
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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…
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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…
