Beaver Creek to Badger Flats, CO | Wilkerson Pass in the Fall | Camping and Hiking in Badger Flats | October 2024 Today began with leaving our campsite in Beaver Creek and going for a short hike before returning to the town of Fairplay. We stopped at a local grocery store to stock up on…
Hiking Mount Silverheels | Beaver Creek, CO Southern Approach | October 2024 Jess’ choice of campsite was excellent – and I know she did it for me. Where we were camping along Beaver Creek was right in the shadows of Mount Silverheels. Not only does the peak have plenty of prominence, but it is only…
Denver to Deer Creek | Hiking in Pike National Forest | Camping at Deer Creek Campground | October 2024 Once our time in Denver was up, we did one last load of laundry and then moved back into the van. Jess’ parents had left to head back to Iowa early in the morning, but we…
Hiking in Golden Gate Canyon State Park | Hiking Dinosaur Ridge in Lakewood | Last Day in Denver | September 2024 On our last full day in the Denver area and with my parents, we decided to drive a ways out of the city to go for a hike that would be among the golden…
Hiking Green Mountain | A Weekend in Denver | September 2024 This trip is the first time that Curtis and I have spent any time in Denver together. We’ve driven through a couple times, and we’ve both been there in the past with our families (Curtis was actually born here!). But we never had any…
Hiking at Mount Falcon Park | Denver, Colorado | September 2024 On our first afternoon/evening in Denver, we rested during the hottest part of the day, then went out for dinner and a sunset hike with Charlotte. By the time we returned to the hotel, my parents had arrived after driving all day from Iowa,…