The mountains north of Gunnison, CO are an old haunt for the Overcast Adventurers. It was therefore pretty nostalgic to find ourselves back that way recently. We and two fellow adventurers were pouring mai tais and poring over maps at a condo in Crested Butte when something caught our eye. It was a tiny blip […]
Read more "Wish Upon A Star"The day was young and I was less than a mile into my hike… but something was amiss. I had embarked on a hike in the Eagles Nest Wilderness and thought a perfect morning had been assured. The uphill was gentle but each step forward became more painful than the last. In the tunnel vision […]
Read more "Gore Hard or Gore Home"The adventure started as so few do… with a Google Maps mishap! I’ve been to the Homestake Road corridor several times at this point (like for this post or this adventure with Tyler) and it’s one of my favorite places in Colorado. The directions to get there from Denver are simple: take I-70 west, exit […]
Read more "Pollen No Punches"A little over a year ago, in May of 2023, I embarked on an unsuccessful bid for the summit of Bison Peak in Lost Creek Wilderness. I had approached the peak from the south via the Ute Creek Trail, but the ascent was cut short by deep snow drifts somewhere above 10,000′. This year I […]
Read more "Bye, Son"This entry will be brief: consider it a warm-up for my next post! It has been about six months since my last solo blog and I am back to being a bit rusty with the writing… but please come along as I try my best to regale you with an account of a small start-of-season […]
Read more "A Tip of the Platte"The rising sun in the rear-view mirror promised a mild winter day for Denver. Unfortunately for us, we knew that the mountains in front of us promised the opposite. Despite unseasonably warm weather in the lowlands, the peaks remained snowbound, and we were bundled up accordingly. It didn’t help as much as we had hoped. […]
Read more "Short Lake, Long Lake"Note: This hike occurred in August of 2023. East of Sedro-Woolley the skies had turned grey, and what had been a long-planned trip was suddenly seeing a lot of changes. We had traveled to Washington in hopes of hiking Cascades National Park. However, those hopes were dashed, as a rapidly growing forest fire in the […]
Read more "Butcher, Baker Lake, Candlestick Maker"Readers: it has been about a year since I last created an entry without Tyler here to weave the post’s intricate tapestry of words. I’ve had to dust off the cobwebs around the writing parts of my brain, so please bear with me! Anxiety gnawed the recesses of my mind as my hiking boots hit […]
Read more "Absent With Leaf"Colorado’s 14ers are one of the state’s most popular features. Over the past few decades, summiting 14ers has become an increasingly popular pastime, and Mt. Bierstadt is one of the peaks that consistently draws the highest crowds. That means Guanella Pass, the thoroughfare along which the Bierstadt trailhead lies, is a household name in Colorado. […]
Read more "Shelf Confidence"The waning crescent moon glowed luminously above the cerulean backdrop of the mid-October sunrise over Rocky Mountain National Park. I felt a hint of relief from the colorful display, having almost completely missed out on the autumn season of hiking between work and moving to a new part of Denver. But here I was, ready […]
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