Following our 98.1% conquest of Mt. Bierstadt (% conquest = 13,800 ft reached / 14,060 ft total elevation), we bolted for Grand Lake, a small touristy village nestled right next to the only Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) west side entrance. Approximately 2 hours from Mt. Bierstadt, as we approached Grand Read more…
What would a hiking trip in Colorado be without attempting to climb a 14er? Or so we heard! Granted, we did travel up Pikes Peak, but we figured driving up in your car was kind of cheating. So we looked online and found a “beginner 14er” if you will in Read more…
Day two of our trip consisted of a day trip to Great Sand Dunes National Park: https://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm We started from Colorado Springs which is a 2 hour and 40 minute drive. Hence, we rose and we shined at 5:45 AM and were on the road by 6:30 AM. Our ETA Read more…
Traveling to Colorado in the summer is perfect. The temperature is often between 60 and 85 F, the mountain passes are open for driving, and the newly born wildlife is everywhere. We found relatively cheap flights out to Colorado and decided to spend some time hiking in the great outdoors. Read more…