Hello? Oh hey, we didn’t see you come in. It’s been a while! Apologies for that. This is not the first hike we’ve attempted in 2020. Though, through a series of not-so-fortunate events, it is the first hike this year worth being written about here. With snow on the decline and temperatures on the rise, […]
Read more "This Area Is Closed"In the quiet corner of Colorado where Skyler and I attended college, early fall is an exciting time of year. That’s because this region, the high-altitude Gunnison Valley, is home to vast forests of aspen trees, which change to a golden-leafed glory in the first few weeks of autumn. With weather still warm enough for […]
Read more "Storming The Castles"The morning air was brisk and the sounds…unusual. Typically, we want wilderness when we set out: going to great lengths to seek settings of solitude, pursuing peace and quiet. The unusual sounds? The thunder of cars and semis barreling along I-70. Never before had we started a hike so close to a major interstate, but […]
Read more "Fountain of Booth"August 24, 2019. Our goal for the day was to summit Challenger Point and Kit Carson Peak. It’s morning, and the day’s first rays are starting to brighten the sky over the cold valley we had camped in north of Crestone. In a matter of mere minutes we went from wrapped in sleeping bags to […]
Read more "Trip Report: Ad Astra"“An easy hike.” “A few hours max.” That was the plan, but at least one of us is pretty bad at making plans. The idea for the day was to reach a small summit in Pike National Forest: Raleigh Peak. This was to be achieved by following part of the Colorado Trail to a segment […]
Read more "Scorched Earth Saunter"This summer has been an unusually stormy one for the state of Colorado, in turn making it more difficult to schedule hikes. With nothing but clouds in the weekend forecast, we decided to make an early morning foray to Rocky Mountain National Park. RMNP, generally best avoided during the summer months due to the insane […]
Read more "Warm Sandy Beaches"The air was starting to warm, and the snow-pack of the Rocky Mountains beginning its slow decline for the upcoming Summer. As you might imagine, the mountains in southern Colorado are some of the first to clear up every year, and this year was not an exception, even with the wild weather the state has […]
Read more "East Peak Story"In Utah, there’s a place, a National Park, known far and wide for its naturally-occurring sandstone arches, worn over the years by wind and water. This entry isn’t about that place. This entry is about an area a bit closer to the Rocky Mountains, an area East of the Colorado-Utah border: Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness. […]
Read more "Black Ridge Blues"Welcome back, one and all, to the ongoing travels and travails of the Overcast Adventurers! This episode takes myself and Skyler, along with two guests (Jessie and David) back to the dusty tracks of the Needles District in Canyonlands National Park, Utah (which we’ve visited previously; see here and here). In fact, we even returned […]
Read more "Hoodoo You Love?"This week we have just a quick post from the b-e-a-utiful Sangre de Cristo Range. The Overcast Adventurers, plus Skyler’s friends Jesse (a returning guest star) and Barkley (a dog), braved glaring sunlight to hike up to Venable Lake. The trailhead for this hike started just past the old towns of Silver Cliff and Westcliffe. […]
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