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A week on the Upper Buffalo River
I signed-up in February for a couple Volunteer Vacations organized by the American Hiking Society. I completed the first one in May and have now completed the other – a week of trail maintenance and hiking in the upper Buffalo … Continue reading
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Tagged Buffalo River Area, Buffalo River Trail, Hiking, Trail Work
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Richland Creek Wilderness
The local Sierra Club group had a weekend outing in the Richland Creek Wilderness. Rugged landscape, autumn colors, waterfalls – it was all there. 7 other people and 2 dogs participated. One of the notable features of this 11800 acre … Continue reading
Piney Creek Wilderness
My first visit to Piney Creek Wilderness was a 2.5 hour day hike that further piqued my interest in seeing more. I finally got back for a second visit and made it an over-nighter with 6 others from the Adventure … Continue reading
Hercules Glades Wilderness
It was time for the local Sierra Club’s annual trip to the Hercules Glades Wilderness to celebrate the autumnal equinox, and my second visit there. Only 6 of us went this time. We started Friday at the Coy Bald trail … Continue reading
Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness
The Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness is about 250 square miles of the Anaconda Range straddling the Beaverhead, Deerlodge, and Bitterroot National Forests in southwest Montana. It features countless trout-filled lakes, many peaks over 9000′ with a few over 10000′, and about 280 … Continue reading
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Tagged Continental Divide Trail, Hiking, Montana, Rocky Mountains, Travel
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Return to the Rockies
My second trip to Colorado in the last month, and my first backpacking trip in the Rocky Mountains. The destination was the Comanche and Venable peaks of the Sangre De Cristo range southwest of Westcliffe. I went with a friend … Continue reading
Summer Sabbatical in Salida – Day 4
Saturday was the main event – our attempt to climb the 14,003′ Mt Huron. This is considered to be about the easiest of all the 14er climbs, but that doesn’t mean that it’s actually easy, and especially not for a … Continue reading
Summer Sabbatical in Salida – Day 3
Friday started with a hike to Hartenstein Lake, west of Buena Vista near Cottonwood Pass.
Summer Sabbatical in Salida – Day 2
Day two was all about the kayaking. The Arkansas River flows through the valley that encompasses Salida and Buena Vista and draws many people to the area. You see many outfitters along the highways but we went with Rocky Mountain … Continue reading
Summer Sabbatical in Salida – Day 1
The first stop on Wednesday was Garden of the Gods. I was here when I was about 7 years old but remembered nothing about it until I saw Steamboat Rock. Then I just remembered that one rock. We took a … Continue reading
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