I’ve wanted to write about this trip for awhile, and haven’t had time to sit down and organize my thoughts. Well, I broke my ankle and now I’m on a forced break (pun entirely intended), so here we are! Four Pass Loop is probably one of my top 3 favorite backpacking trips. K and I…Continue Reading “Backpacking Four Pass Loop in Colorado”
Late September K and I drove up to Canmore, AB after visiting Glacier National Park in Montana (also stunning). We got quite lucky with the weather where we got to see the fall foliage, and then it snowed almost a foot on our last day. It made for some beautiful snowy scenery. This post will…Continue Reading “Lazy Photo Journey of Canmore & Banff & Jasper”
Ever since visiting Maroon Bells in the fall, we’ve talked about coming back up in the winter to see what it looks like covered in snow. Maroon Bells in the Fall (Disclaimer: I heavily edited this photo for fun) We’ve heard the road to Maroon Bells (Maroon Creek Road – CR 13) is groomed in…Continue Reading “Cross country skiing to Maroon Bells”
The last week of September we decided to attempt two of the easier 14ers (a 14er is a peak over 14,000ft) in Colorado — Quandary Peak and Mt. Elbert. I felt like since we hiked all summer without trying a 14er, we should try hiking one before we took off for most of October. At…Continue Reading “Attempting “easy” Colorado 14ers”