Category: America – West

Basic Information Name: Mount Oxford Where: Buena Vista, Colorado Max Elevation: 14,153 feet Distance: 1.5 miles (one-way from Mt. Belford) Elevation Gain:  5,600 feet (combined with Mt. Belford)

Basic Information Name: Mount Belford Where: Buena Vista, Colorado Max Elevation: 14,197 feet Distance: 4 miles (one-way) Elevation Gain:  4,500 feet Time: 3-5 hours (one-way) Difficulty: Easy –

Narrative After reaching the summit of the 14,155 foot Tabeguache Peak in Colorado’s Sawatch Range; I was able to complete the traverse back to the 14,229 foot Mt.

Basic Information Name: Tabeguache Peak Where: Poncha Springs, Colorado Max Elevation: 14,155 feet Distance: 10.5 miles round-trip from Shavano Elevation Gain: 5,600 feet Time: 9-11 hours Difficulty: Easy

Basic Information Name: Mount Shavano Where: Poncha Springs, Colorado Max Elevation: 14,229 feet Distance: 9.25 miles Elevation Gain: 4,600 feet Time: 9-11 hours Difficulty: Easy – Moderate –

Basic Information Name: Mount Yale Where: Buena Vista, Colorado Max Elevation: 14,196 feet Distance: 9.5 miles Elevation Gain: 4,136 feet Time: 7-9 hours Difficulty: Easy – Moderate –

Basic Information Name: Mount Manitou to Ute Indian Trail Loop Where: Manitou Springs, Colorado Elevation: 9,429 feet Distance: 9.5 miles Elevation Gain: 3,485 feet Time: 4-6 hours Difficulty:

After coming back from my family’s visit to the Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center we drove into Colorado Springs and were amazed to see downtown covered with what

Basic Information Name: Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center Where: Divide, Colorado Cost: Adult $15, Child $8 for standard tour (Link) Admission: Reservation only More Information: wolfeducation.org Narrative I

It looks like all of us fans of the Manitou Incline are going to have to try some other routes in the area to replace our Incline workouts