Author Archives: Chrisw
Summit Loop Trail – Green Mountain Trailhead – North Access Trail
I had to go back to the park to fill in the parts I missed the first time around, and the second time around when it was supposed to be a filler hike. Some of the trails weren’t marked, or closed, and I ended up getting forced out of the park into the neighborhood, unless … Continue reading
Narrow Point Trail – North Access Trail – Green Mountain Trailhead – McIntyre Gulch
This was supposed to be a filler hike to get a small section of trail that I had missed when I had hiked in this area before. It turned into an over 9 mile hike and I didn’t finish the parts I set out to because there was a steep little hill that I looked … Continue reading
Red Rocks Trail – Geologic Overlook Trail
This hike just felt like is was constantly going up, especially the endless staircase that is the Red Rocks Auditorium. I was surprised that there wasn’t much more elevation gain compared to my previous hike in Red Rocks. This is a good starter hike to get used to going up. Surprisingly there were a bunch … Continue reading
Mount Vernon Creek Trail – Trading Post Trail – Frog Rock Trail – Ship Rock to Amphitheatre – Will Call Trail
I know I’ve hiked Red Rocks before, but it wasn’t on my map of hikes, so I decided to go back in my attempt to get back into hiking shape for the year. The trail was pretty, but it was also pretty busy as well. I had to go through it twice to get my … Continue reading
South Lykken Trail – Palm Springs
We spent a few months in Palm Springs over the 2020/2021 winter season and this trailhead was a block away from where we were staying, so I planned to finish it at least once. However, we could tell that its a very popular trail by the number of cars that parked near it every day, … Continue reading