Tag: hiking

Summary Name: St. Peter’s Dome Trail Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Distance: 1.4 miles Difficulty: Easy if not climbing the rock dome (305 ft elevation gain) More Information: SummitPost.org

This past Saturday I attempted to go and hike up to the top of the 14,046 foot Mt. Sherman which is located in Colorado’s Mosquito Range just outside

Backpacker magazine recently had an interesting article about what apps are the most useful while out on the trail: Your iPhone might be more accustomed to urban canyons

I was reading through some of the forum postings over a 14ers.com and came upon this posting that really caught my attention.  Due to a lawsuit by environmentalists

The Gila Mountains is one of my favorite wilderness areas in the US. Via the Backpacker.com website comes a hike to a hot spring I will have to

Here is another article in the local Gazette newspaper featuring a Colorado 14er, this time Mt. Bierstadt: With its close proximity to Denver and relatively easy route to

Basic Information Name: The Garden of the Gods Perimeter Trail Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Distance: 4.5 miles Difficulty: Easy (259 feet of elevation gain) More Information: Garden of

The local Gazette newspaper is featuring one of Colorado’s 54 fourteen thousand foot peaks every week.  The first peak they featured is the 14,276 foot Mt. Antero which

Basic Information Name: Paint Mines Interpretive Park Trail Where: Calhan, Colorado Distance: 3.35 miles Difficulty: Easy (243 feet of elevation gain) More Information: El Paso County website GPS

Basic Information Name: Cheesman Ranch Trail Where: Mueller State Park, Colorado Distance: 8.5 miles Difficulty: Medium (525 feet of elevation gain) More Info: Mueller State Park website GPS