Distance: 8.2 Elevation Gain: 4560′ Starting Elevation: 9,640′ Rating: Difficult In my opinion, Belford has one of the best views from the top at least in this part of Colorado and rivals views from any part of the state. Most people climb Oxford along with Belford and it’s not difficult to bag both of these [...]
Distance: 10 Miles Elevation Gain: 5400″ Starting Elevation: 10,450′ Rating: Difficult This hike is one of Colorado’s 54 official fourteeners and also the second highest peak in the lower 48 states behind Mt. Whitney which is only about 35 feet taller. Elbert has several different approaches and we chose to hike the Black Cloud Trail [...]
Last week I had the pleasure of spending time in the small Colorado town of Twin Lakes. The town itself consists of a small grocery, a b and b, a couple of cafes and a few houses scattered around 3 blocks. There are a few other cabin rental places along Hwy 82 and we stayed [...]
Distance: 6-8 Miles Elevation Gain: 1720′ Starting Elevation: 10,450′ Rating: Moderate Highland Mary Lakes named after Highland Mary Mine located near Silverton, Colorado is one of the 100 Classic Hikes in Colorado by the author Scott S. Warren. I was a bit confused by the discrepancies in distances and altitude between this book and Pixler’s [...]