Enjoyable shorter day hikes!
If ‘heavily trafficked’ is used to describe the volume of other potential recreationists one might see on a trail, I often make a point to seek out a lesser-trafficked path. One of the great comforts of nature for me is solitude, quiet—a respite from Denver’s constant cacophony—somewhere to clear my thoughts and enjoy the natural […]
Read more "Continental Divide and Seek"This will be a quick blog for a quick hike. Brady Lake and Sopris Lake are neighboring entities isolated far out in the Holy Cross Wilderness of Colorado, closest by road to the small town of Minturn. The hike had been meant as a something to do midway through a camping trip near the larger […]
Read more "Brady Bop"While much of the United States prepared to protest recent political affairs, I stared at the snow incessantly falling outside my apartment window. My thoughts drifted away from academia and to adventure-emia. West Elk Wilderness, one of Colorado’s largest and most immaculate wilderness areas, lies just fifteen minutes away from the campus of my university. […]
Read more "Powder to the People"Like many great days, this one started with… classes? Yes, this adventure actually happened on a Thursday, so Skyler and I were hard at work until the afternoon. Upon fleeing geology lab, Skyler suggested that we actually go and do something, rather than a spend another evening working on projects. I couldn’t agree more, and […]
Read more "A Coal Day in Hell"Yes sir, that says lottis. Not lotus. Although, you might as well pronounce them the same way and save yourself the embarrassment of sounding weird when you discuss this post. Why the distinction? Because we’re about to go on a journey down the South Lottis trail, kids. It’s been a bit since we last made […]
Read more "Order of the White Lottis"With a pun that great, you’re probably expecting this post to be hilarious. Well, drop those expectations right now. The sooner, the better. What we do here is serious business. Anyhow, the morning began with an unsuccessful run of us trying to sight Bald Eagles north of Almont, Colorado. Or, rather, Skyler tried to find […]
Read more "Pinnacle-ada"The day started as days so often do. That is, an alarm was left to mingle for several seconds with a wrenching groan before finally being returned to the void of silence. Trail preparation, which had been so diligently neglected the day before, was now exacted with the utmost haste. Pants, shirts, hats, coats, and […]
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The Overcast Adventurers 