We finally left Colorado and are spending a couple weeks in Moab, Utah. Derek and I have been coming to Moab for over 20 years and it never disappoints. As a bonus, our friend Kevin joined us for 4 days...
Lizard Head and Telluride
Lizard Head Hike Lizard Head is an iconic mountain outside Telluride, jutting up into the sky. We started our hike at 9,953′ and hiked up 5 miles above the treeline a few thousand feet to views of Sheephead Mtn,...
Riding and Hiking and a Massage, Oh My!
Rustler’s Gulch Hike Crested Butte is known for wildflowers and this hike showcased some. We hiked a total of 9 miles out and back along the gulch and headed up along a stream of snowmelt through fields of flowers with mountains...
We Hiked a 14er!
Mount Elbert Mount Elbert is Colorado’s highest peak, and at 14,439‘, it’s the second highest in the United States. We’ve been camped at the base of it for a couple weeks and decided to climb it. We started up...
Gunnison, Colorado
Hartman Rocks Last time we were in Gunnison was 2002 when we passed through on our way to Brianhead, Utah for a 100 mile race. At the time, we spent a couple days riding in Crested Butte, but never...
Live it up
Mule Canyon Hike We hiked Mule Canyon the other day. I think it was around 6 miles. A lot of our time was spent up on the cliff sides picking our way along the slickrock and looking for ruins....
Valley of the Gods
Quiet. We’re camping in the Valley of the Gods and it is quiet. I love it. Coffee in the morning is amazing. Me, Derek, Fletcher, and the gods. Cool monolithic sandstone formations dot the valley floor all around us....
Falls and Slots
Lower Calf Creek Falls Over the last four months we have hiked to a lot of waterfalls. Tucson had some of my favorites! Lower Calf Creek Waterfall was the easiest to get to. The drive along Highway 12 to...