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Top Ten Tips for Winter Hiking

Published on December 12, 2011 By Kimberly

Avoid Dehydration – Many assume that just because it’s cold outside that dehydration is not a risk since sweating will be kept to a minimum. In fact, the opposite is true. Cold temperatures typically result in greater loss of body fluids, since more water vapor is lost with each breath. Be sure to bring lots [...]

Atlas Run Snowshoe

Published on November 30, 2011 By Kimberly

Hands down the neatest thing about the Atlas Run Snowshoe is that they’re designed to for running in the snow. If you’re like me and you abhor going to the gym and running on the treadmill day in and day out, you can pop on the Atlas Run Snowshoes and jog on a snowy trail. [...]

Winter Snowshoe – Mayflower Gulch

Published on January 12, 2011 By Kimberly

Distance: 2.4 miles each way Difficulty: Moderate Elevation: Starts at 10,940, gain 580′ Mayflower Gulch is a nice fairly easy snowshoe trail that is accessible from Hwy 91 a few miles south of Copper Mountain in Summit County Colorado. There is a large parking area on the left where the trail starts. This is about [...]

Snowshoeing Ironton Park

Published on December 30, 2010 By Kimberly

One of my favorite places to snowshoe in Southwest Colorado is beyond Red Mountain Pass and a few miles before you get to Ouray right off of Hwy 550. The mountains around this area reach to the sky and with their snow capped peaks they seem like you can just reach out and touch them! [...]