Archive for the ‘ backpacking ’ Category

Collegiate Peaks Wilderness: Day 6

I’ll be writing a few posts on our 2008 backpacking trip to the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness in Colorado. You can see a Google Map of our hike and all of the pictures of from our trip on Flickr. August 1, 2008 Our hiking today was relatively short, and all downhill… a first for us on [ READ MORE ]

Collegiate Peaks Wilderness: Day 5

I’ll be writing a few posts on our 2008 backpacking trip to the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness in Colorado. You can see a Google Map of our hike and all of the pictures of from our trip on Flickr. July 31, 2008 I don’t think any of us realized just how difficult climbing Mt. Yale would [ READ MORE ]

Collegiate Peaks Wilderness: Day 4

I’ll be writing a few posts on our 2008 backpacking trip to the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness in Colorado. You can see a Google Map of our hike and all of the pictures of from our trip on Flickr. July 30, 2008 Today was definitely the hardest and most difficult day yet, but the most rewarding. [ READ MORE ]

Collegiate Peaks Wilderness: Day 3

I’ll be writing a few posts on our 2008 backpacking trip to the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness in Colorado. You can see a Google Map of our hike and all of the pictures of from our trip on Flickr. July 29, 2008 It’s Steph’s birthday today! Definitely lighter day today – only 2.5miles – and slightly [ READ MORE ]

Collegiate Peaks Wilderness: Day 2

I’ll be writing a few posts on our 2008 backpacking trip to the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness in Colorado. You can see a Google Map of our hike and all of the pictures of from our trip on Flickr. July 28, 2008 Today was a difficult day, our first real day of hiking. We began at [ READ MORE ]

Collegiate Peaks Wilderness: Day 1

I’ll be writing a few posts on our 2008 backpacking trip to the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness in Colorado. You can see a Google Map of our hike and all of the pictures of from our trip on Flickr. July 27, 2008 Today after buying our last supplies in Pueblo, CO and a late lunch at [ READ MORE ]

Collegiate Peaks Wilderness: 2008 Backpacking Trip

As promised, a few posts on our recent backpacking trip are forthcoming, including pictures from the great wide open. Our destination was the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of Colorado, which is directly West of Colorado Springs about 2 hours. This area is located in the San Isabel National Forest and part of the Sawatch Mountain range; [ READ MORE ]